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PET practice in nuclear pharmacy.

Ronald C Walker·Steven S Zigler
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PET systems, which are based on many years of work in theoretical and practical physics, provide a window into both normal and disease state biochemical processes not possible by other external imaging techniques. FDG is a workhorse of PET chemistry, helping to visualize the accumulation of glucose in cancer cells. A complex series of steps is involved in [18F]fluoride ion production to make a sterile, injectable solution of FDG. PET and CT scanners are being developed that increase greatly the clinical utility of both technologies.

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Ronald C Walker, Steven S Zigler. PET practice in nuclear pharmacy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1544-3191(15)31912-9

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