Medical Radiology and radiation safety Medical Radiology and radiation safety Медицинская радиология и радиационная безопасность 1024-6177 2618-9615 33776 10.12737/1024-6177-2019-64-6-70-81 Обзор Review Обзор Analysis of Positron Emission Tomography Providing with Radionuclides Анализ состояния радионуклидного обеспечения позитронной эмиссионной томографии Хмелев А. В. Khmelev A. V.

доктор физико-математических наук;

doctor of physical and mathematical sciences;

 Научно-исследовательский институт – Республиканский исследовательский научно-консультационный центр экспертизы Москва Россия Federal Research Center for Project Evaluation and Consulting Services, Moscow Russian Federation 64 6 70 81 https://naukaru.ru/en/nauka/article/33776/view

Введение 1. Общие требования к ПЭТ‑радионуклидам (РН) 2. Параметры ранжирования радионуклидов для применения в ПЭТ 3. Позитронные эмиттеры для различных применений. Критерии отбора - ПЭТ‑исследования - Совместные ПЭТ‑ и ОФЭКТ-исследования - Тераностика Специальные применения 4. Доступность позитронных эмиттеров. Производство ПЭТ‑радионуклидов на циклотроне - Традиционные радионуклиды - Экспериментальные радионуклиды - Генераторное производство ПЭТ‑радионуклидов 5. Перспективы развития радионуклидного обеспечения ПЭТ Заключение

Introduction 1. General requirements to PET-radionuclides 2. Parameters of radionuclide ranging for application in PET 3. Positron emitters for different applications. Selection criteria - PET-studies - Joint PET- and SPECT-studies - Theranostics - Special applications 4. Availability of positron emitters - Cyclotron production of PET-radionuclides - Conventional radionuclides - Radionuclides under development - Production of PET-radionuclides on radionuclide generators 5. Future development of PET providing with radionuclides Conclusion

 ПЭТ позитронные эмиттеры активность циклотрон радионуклидный генератор PET positron emitters activity cyclotron radionuclide generator

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