| Literature DB >> 25382874 |
Valerie Carroll1, Dustin W Demoin1, Timothy J Hoffman2, Silvia S Jurisson1.
Abstract
Radiometals play anpan> importanpan>t role inpan> diagnostic anpan>d therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. This field of radiochemistry is multidisciplinpan>ary, inpan>volvinpan>g radiopan> class="Chemical">metal production, separation of the radiometal from its target, chelate design for complexing the radiometal in a biologically stable environment, specific targeting of the radiometal to its in vivo site, and nuclear imaging and/or radiotherapy applications of the resultant radiopharmaceutical. The critical importance of inorganic chemistry in the design and application of radiometal-containing imaging and therapy agents is described from a historical perspective to future directions.Entities:
Keywords: Bifunctional chelates; Nuclear imaging; Radiometals; Radiotherapy; Specific targeting
Year: 2012 PMID: 25382874 PMCID: PMC4221859 DOI: 10.1524/ract.2012.1964
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiochim Acta ISSN: 0033-8230 Impact factor: 1.440