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'''Radiopharmacology''' is the study and preparation of '''radiopharmaceuticals''', which are radioactive pharmaceuticals. Radiopharmaceuticals are used in the field of nuclear medicine as tracers in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. In the book | '''Radiopharmacology''' is the study and preparation of '''radiopharmaceuticals''', which are radioactive pharmaceuticals. Radiopharmaceuticals are used in the field of nuclear medicine as tracers in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. In the book ''Technetium'' a total of 31 different radiopharmaceuticals based on technetium-99m (Tc-99m) are listed for imaging and functional studies of the brain, myocardium, thyroid, lungs, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, skeleton, blood and tumors.<ref>{{cite book |author=Schwochau, Klaus |title=Technetium: Chemistry and Radiopharmaceutical Applications |publisher=Wiley-VCH |year=2000 |isbn=3527294961}}</ref> | ||
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Radiopharmacology is the study and preparation of radiopharmaceuticals, which are radioactive pharmaceuticals. Radiopharmaceuticals are used in the field of nuclear medicine as tracers in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. In the book Technetium a total of 31 different radiopharmaceuticals based on technetium-99m (Tc-99m) are listed for imaging and functional studies of the brain, myocardium, thyroid, lungs, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, skeleton, blood and tumors.[1]
References
- ↑ Schwochau, Klaus (2000). Technetium: Chemistry and Radiopharmaceutical Applications. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3527294961.
