Stephen J Mather

Current Directions in Radiopharmaceutical Research and Development - Developments in Nuclear Medicine Stephen J Mather 1996 Edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: ... very good reference text ... a very useful book, especially as an aid to teachers or in providing an overall picture of fast developing new didrections in radiopharmaceutical research.' ANZ Nuclear Medicine, 23 (1997) Table of Contents: Foreword; K. E. Britton. Preface. 1. Radiopharmaceutically Relevant Chemistry of Technetium and Rhenium; J. R. Dilworth, S. J. Parrott. 2. Bifunctional Chelators for Technetium-99m; A. M. Verbruggen. 3. Medium Half-Life Inorganic Radionuclides for PET Imaging; J. Zweit. 4. Therapeutic Radionuclides: Making the Right Choice; S. C. Srivastava. 5. Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging Hypoxia; C. M. Archer, et al. 6. Genetic Engineering of Monoclonal Antibodies; L. M. D. Stewart. 7. The Development of Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging CNS Receptors; H. F. Kung. 8. Imaging the Functions of the Cell Nucleus; L. I. Wiebe. 9. Steroid Hormone Receptors as Targets for Diagnostic Imaging; M. J. Welch, et al. 10. Radiolabelling Oligonucleotides with Imageable Radionuclides; D. J. Hnatowich. 11. Radioligand Binding Assays: Theory and Practice; A. P. Davenport, F. D. Russell. 12. Molecular Modelling - An Introduction; D. Barlow. 13. Computer Modelling of Metal-Based Radiopharmaceuticals; R. D. Hancock. 14. Microautoradiography; P. J. Blower. Index. Publisher Marketing: This text presents a review of new approaches and techniques employed in radiopharmaceutical development. It describes new tools which can be applied in the analysis and evaluation of these new tracers.