Shankar Vallabhajosula

Molecular Imaging and Targeted Therapy (eBook, PDF)

Radiopharmaceuticals and Clinical Applications

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 708
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031232053
• Artikelnr.: 67712354

Autorenporträt

Dr. Vallabhajosula attended high school in the small town of Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh, India. He graduated from Andhra University with a BS and MS in Pharmacy and subsequently obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, in 1980. After receiving the doctorate, he first worked at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and since 1997 has been a Professor of Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy in Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is now the Professor Emeritus in Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Molecular Imaging and Targeted Therapy: Introduction.- Atomism and Radioactivity: A Brief History.- Atoms and Radiation.- Radioactivity.- Production of Radionuclides.- PET and SPECT Scanners.- Chemistry: Basic Principles.- Cell and Molecular Biology.- Radiopharmaceuticals.- Chemistry of Organic Radionuclides (C, N, and O).- Chemistry of Radiohalogens (F, Br, I, and At).- Chemistry of Trivalent Metals Radionuclides (Ga, In, Y, Lu).- Chemistry of Transition Metals (Cu, Zr, Tc, Re).- Quality Control of Radiopharmaceuticals.- Pharmacokinetics and Modeling.- Molecular Imaging in Oncology.- Molecular Imaging in Neurology and Psychiatry.- Molecular Imaging in Cardiology.- Molecular Imaging of Gene Expression and Cell Trafficking.- Radiation Dosimetry and Protection.- Radiopharmaceuticals for Targeted Therapy.- Targeted Therapy with Beta Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals.- Targeted Therapy with Alpha Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals.- Theranostics: Molecular Imaging and Targeted Therapy.- Radiopharmaceuticals: Drug Development and Regulatory Issues.