Instruments (Feb 2024)

Production of Medical Radionuclides in the Center for Radiopharmaceutical Tumor Research—A Status Report

  • Martin Kreller,
  • Santiago Andrés Brühlmann,
  • Torsten Knieß,
  • Klaus Kopka,
  • Martin Walther

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments8010010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
p. 10

Abstract

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A new Center for Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research was established at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf in 2017 to centralize radionuclide and radiopharmaceutical production, as well as enable chemical and biochemical research. Routine production of several radionuclides was put into operation in recent years. We report on the production methods of radiopharmaceutical radionuclides, in particular 11C, 18F, and radio metals like 61Cu, 64Cu, 67Cu, 67Ga, 131Ba, and 133La that are used regularly. In the discussion, we report typical irradiation parameters and achieved saturation yields.

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