Radiopharmaceuticals, drugs containing a radionu-clide, are used routinely in nuclear
medicine depart-ments for the diagnosis of disease and are under investigation for use in …

To find radionuclides with suitable nuclear properties (half-life, type of emissions and their
range in tissues) for in vivo medical use, one must select from the widest possible choice of …

This article serves as an overview of the topics covered in this special issue dealing with
aspects of biomedical inorganic chemistry. Topics include metal ions in disease (the use of …

Radiometals play an important role in diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. This
field of radiochemistry is multidisciplinary, involving radiometal production, separation of the …

The utility of radiation in the destruction of cancerous tissues has been recognized since its
discovery, and radiation has been used in experimentation since the time of Curie. 1, 2 Wide …

There is a great current interest in developing target-specific radiopharmaceuticals for early
detection of diseases and radiotherapy of cancers. This critical review will focus on the role …

The use of radionuclides in medicine is based largely on the discoveries of two critical
concepts, the “tracer principle” and the “magic bullet”. In 1913, George de Hevesy …

Metallic radionuclides are the mainstay of both diagnostic and therapeutic
radiopharmaceuticals. Therapeutic nuclear medicine is less advanced but has tremendous …

Radiometals comprise many useful radioactive isotopes of various metallic elements. When
properly harnessed, these have valuable emission properties that can be used for …

Metal complexes in medicine: Design and mechanism of action Page 1 Pure & Appl. Chem.,
Vol. No. 4, pp. 863-871, 1998. Printed in Great Britain. Q 1998 IUPAC Metal complexes in …