Positron emission tomography (PET) constitutes a functional imaging technique that is
harnessed to probe biological processes in vivo. PET imaging has been used to diagnose …

Introduction The significance of nuclear data in the choice and medical application of a
radionuclide is considered: the decay data determine its suitability for organ imaging or …

Medical radionuclide production technology is well established. Both reactors and
cyclotrons are utilized for production; the positron emitters, however, are produced …

Many experimental and established tracers make fluorine-18 the most widely used
radionuclide in positron emission tomography with an increasing demand for new or simpler …

Alpha particles exhibit three important characteristics: scattering, ionisation and activation.
This article briefly discusses those properties and outlines their major applications. Among …

During the carcinogenesis process, tumour cells often have a more rapid proliferation
potential than cells that participate in blood capillary formation by neoangiogenesis. As a …

Cyclotron products are gaining in significance in diagnostic investigations via PET and
SPECT, as well as in some therapeutic studies. The scientific and technological background …

Introduction Positron emission tomography (PET) tracers has the potential to revolutionize
cancer imaging and diagnosis. PET tracers offer non-invasive quantitative imaging in …

Cyclotrons are versatile ion-accelerating machines which find many applications in
medicine. In this short review their use in hadron therapy is briefly discussed. Proton therapy …

Radionuclides are used in medicine both for diagnosis and therapy. The radioactive decay
data play a key role in the choice of a radionuclide for a certain application. The nuclear …