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In the mid 1970s, when positron emission tomography (PET) was developed as a technology for the noninvasive assessment of various biochemical processes in living humans,1–8 PET radiopharmaceuticals were synthesized manually in relatively low yields and with significant radiation exposure to the personnel.9 Moreover, cyclotron technology appropriate to satisfy the particular demands of this new imaging procedure was not fully developed.10 For widespread use of this technique in research and clinical care, an important technological development was necessary in the areas of cyclotrons, target bodies, and radiosynthesis modules for the production of positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals.10

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Satyamurthy, N. (2004). Electronic Generators. In: PET. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22529-6_3

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