Radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear pharmacy and nuclear medicine

This text covers all subject areas needed to become licensed as an authorized nuclear pharmacist. Divided into two major sections: basic science concepts and clinical applications, the Second Edition has been updated to reflect new radiopharmaceuticals and applications in nuclear medicine as well as include two new chapters on Monoclonal Antibodies and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals. Designed as a reference for nuclear pharmacy practitioners, nuclear medicine technologists, and nuclear medicine physicians, this book will also be useful as a textbook in programs that educate these practitioners. The first 12 chapters cover radioactive decay, radiation detection and measurement, radiation protection and risk, radiation safety, radiation biology, licensing and regulatory controls, radionuclide production, radiopharmaceutical chemistry, radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography (PET), the nuclear pharmacy, and quality control. Four of these chapters are written by contributing authors. Together the 12 chapters, all written by nuclear pharmacy practitioners, present the information needed for a pharmacist to become an authorized nuclear pharmacist. The remaining 11 chapters cover the diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiopharmaceuticals. Chapters on specific body systems (brain, thyroid, heart, lung, liver, spleen, gastrointestinal tract, kidney, and bone) are followed by chapters on total body procedures, monoclonal antibodies, in vivo function studies, and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals Radiopharmaceuticals, nuclear medicine, and nuclear pharmacy: an overview Radioactive decay Radiation detection and measurement Radiation protection and risk Radiation safety Radiation biology Licensing and regulatory control / Neil A. Petry Radionuclide production Radiopharmaceutical chemistry Radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography / Stephen M. Moerlein The nuclear pharmacy / Kristina M. Wittstrom Quality control in nuclear pharmacy / Joseph C. Hung Brain Thyroid Heart Lung Liver, spleen, and gastrointestinal system Kidney Bone Total body and miscellaneous procedures Monoclonal antibodies In vivo function studies Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Pharmacy and Nuclear Medicine, 2nd edition, is an essential reference for nuclear pharmacy practitioners, nuclear medicine technologists, and nuclear medicine physicians. It will also be useful as a textbook in programs that educate these practitioners.