Positron-Emission-Tomography PET, the chemistry of ¹⁸F and ¹¹C in the development of radiotracers

PET is a modern technique for imaging of pathological processes in vivo and a powerful tool in radiopharmaceutical research. The chemistry of the short lived radiotracers ¹⁸F-fluorine and ¹¹C-carbon requires special labelling practices and instruments, as well as new approaches of radiolabelling. The lecture presents recent results in the development of PET radiotracers in Rossendorf for research and gives a short glance on the routine production of PET-radiopharmaceuticals for the clinic.