- Radiopharmacology
Radiopharmacology is the study and preparation of radiopharmaceuticals, which are radioactive
pharmaceutical s. Radiopharmaceuticals are used in the field ofnuclear medicine as tracers in the diagnosis and treatment of manydisease s. Many radiopharmaceuticals usetechnetium (Tc-99m). In the book "Technetium" by Klaus Schwochau, 31 different radiopharmaceuticals based on Tc-99m are listed for imaging and functional studies of thebrain ,myocardium ,thyroid ,lungs ,liver ,gallbladder ,kidneys ,skeleton ,blood andtumor s.A list of nuclear medicine radiopharmaceuticals follows. Some radioisotopes* are used in
ion ic orinert form without attachment to a pharmaceutical, these are also included. There is a section for eachradioisotope with a table of radiopharmaceuticals using that radioisotope. The sections are ordered alphabetically by the English name of the radioisotope. Sections for the same element are then ordered byatomic mass number .*Not all radionuclides, the radioactive portion of a radiopharmaceutical, are technically "isotopes". Although, they are commonly referred to as such. (SEE Isotope}
Calcium-47
47Ca is a beta and gamma emitter.
Chromium-51
Erbium-169
Hydrogen-3
3H or
tritium is a beta emitter.Iodine-131
131I is a beta and gamma emitter.
Diagnostic
Krypton-81m
Phosphorus-32
odium-22
22Na is a
positron and gamma emitter.Technetium-99m
Yttrium-90
References
*Notes for guidance on the clinical administration of radiopharmaceuticals and use of sealed radioactive sources. Administration of radioactive substances advisory committee. December 1998. Produced by the National Radiological Protection Board.
* [http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmg/sec13/ch111/ch111a.jsp Malabsorption] . In: The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, chapter 111.
* [http://www.emea.europa.eu/humandocs/PDFs/EPAR/leukoscan/H-111-PI-en.pdf Leukoscan summary of product characteristics] (Tc99m-Sulesomab).
* Schwochau, Klaus. "Technetium". Wiley-VCH (2000). ISBN 3-527-29496-1
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