Further Radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography and New Strategies for Their Production Vol. 2

This book describes methods and procedures for preparing PET radiopharmaceuticals, and highlights new methods for conducting radiochemical reactions with carbon-11 (C11) and fluorine-18 (F18), which are two of the most commonly used radionuclides in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. - Provides reliable methods for radiochemical syntheses and reactions, including all essential information to duplicate the procedure - Eliminates the time-consuming process of searching journal articles and extracting pertinent details from lengthy experimental sections or supporting information - Focuses on an emerging and important area for pharmaceutical and medical applications - Encompasses technical, regulatory, and application aspects - Includes solid-phase radiochemistry, transition-metal catalyzed radiochemistry, microfluidics, click chemistry, green radiochemistry and new strategies for radiopharmaceutical quality control