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Methodological approaches to automation for PET radiochemistry are discussed. Detailed examples of automation using i) simple remote control, ii) PLC-operated devices and iii) computer-controlled devices are described for the syntheses of 11C-, 15O- and 18F-labelled radiopharmaceuticals. Approaches to robot-based automation are also discussed and exemplified.
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Crouzel, C. et al. (1993). Radiochemistry Automation for PET. In: Stöcklin, G., Pike, V.W. (eds) Radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography. Developments in Nuclear Medicine, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8204-9_2
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