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In this paper the different techniques of radionuclide application in medicine will be outlined in some details. The corresponding chemical requirements such as radionuclide purity, pharmaceutical requirements, carrier influence and others will be underlined. An overview will be given on the different production modes of radionuclides based on reactors, small or medium cyclotrons, high-energy particle accelerators and short outlook on future aspects of medical isotope application will be given.
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BEYER, GJ. (2007). ISOTOPES IN MEDICINE. In: Lemoigne, Y., Caner, A., Rahal, G. (eds) Physics for Medical Imaging Applications. NATO Science Series, vol 240. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5653-6_20
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