Fully automated one-pot radiosynthesis of O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine on the TracerLab FXFN module

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 645-651

  Bourdier, Thomas ^a   Greguric, Ivan ^a   Roselt, Peter ^b   Jackson, Tim ^a   Faragalla, Jane ^a   Katsifis, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

18F FET; Amino acids; Automated radiosynthesis; Nucleophilic 18F fluorination; TracerLab FXFN

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; CRYPTAND 2.2.2; FLUOROETHYLTYROSINE F 18; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE LABELING; NUCLEOPHILICITY; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOSYNTHESIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AUTOMATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOCHEMISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TYROSINE;

EID: 79959656783     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: 18729614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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