Radiochemical Syntheses, Volume 2: Further Radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography and New Strategies for Their Production

The ultimate reference guide to the synthesis of radiopharmaceutical

The Radiochemical Syntheses series provides scientists and professionals with a comprehensive reference to proven synthetic methods for radiochemical reactions, along with step-by-step guidance on how to replicate these syntheses in the laboratory.

Volume 2 in the series focuses on the synthesis and purification of radiopharmaceuticals in clinical use today as well as important new methods in radiochemistry. Contributions from leading researchers detail methods and procedures for conducting radiochemical reactions to prepare important radiopharmaceuticals that are used in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Also highlighted in this book are new approaches to carbon-11 (C11) and fluorine-18 (F18), which are two of the most commonly used radionuclides in PET imaging. New methods include solid-phase radiochemistry, transition-metal catalyzed radiochemistry, microfluidics, click chemistry, green radiochemistry and new strategies for radiopharmaceutical quality control. These detailed monographs provide readers the necessary information needed to reproduce these synthetic reactions and new procedures in their own labs.

Readers have key experimental details culled from the literature at their fingertips, greatly simplifying the process of qualifying a site for the clinical production of new radiopharmaceuticals.