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The production of [124I]iodine and [86Y]yttrium

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The use of paired tracers such as 124I/131I and 86Y/90Y allows pretherapy PET imaging with positron emitting radioisotopes of the same element as used for therapy. Whereas nowadays most therapy nuclides are produced by reactors or generators, the production of the corresponding PET isotopes requires the irradiation of adequate targets using particle accelerators such as cyclotrons. This paper describes the production routes for 124I and 86Y.

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Schmitz, J. The production of [124I]iodine and [86Y]yttrium. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 38 (Suppl 1), 4–9 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-011-1782-4

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