Radiopharmaceuticals: From Molecular Imaging to Targeted Radionuclide Therapy
The research and development of smart radiodrugs is the goal of the Center of Radiopharmaceutical Science of ETH, PSI, and USZ. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) allows the non-invasive visualization of biochemical processes within the body. Radiolabeled PET-tracers allow the study of neu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Swiss Chemical Society
2004-10-01
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| Series: | CHIMIA |
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| Online Access: | https://chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/3897 |
| Summary: | The research and development of smart radiodrugs is the goal of the Center of Radiopharmaceutical Science of ETH, PSI, and USZ. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) allows the non-invasive visualization of biochemical processes within the body. Radiolabeled PET-tracers allow the study
of neurophysiological diseases like Alzheimer, Parkinson's disease or the imaging of metastatic tumors. PET-techniques are nowadays an important part of routine nuclear medicine diagnosis. Tumor-cell targeting biomolecules (e.g. antibodies or peptides) coupled to therapeutic radionuclides
can sterilize the malignant cells while sparing healthy tissue. This so-called targeted radionuclide therapy has made tremendous progress in the recent years and the first approved radiotherapeutics are available for clinical use.
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| ISSN: | 0009-4293 2673-2424 |