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Journal Article 
Review 
Alternative positron emission tomography with non-conventional positron emitters: effects of their physical properties on image quality and potential clinical applications 
Pagani, M; Stone-Elander, S; Larsson, SA 
1997 
0 
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
ISSN: 0340-6997 
24 
10 
1301-1327 
English 
9323273 
WOS:A1997YC45300015 
The increasing amount of clinically relevant information obtained by positron emission tomography (PET), primarily with fluorine-18 labelled 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose, has generated a demand for new routes for the widespread and cost-efficient use of positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. New dual-head single-photon emission tomography (SPET) cameras are being developed which offer coincidence detection with camera heads lacking a collimator or SPET imaging with specially designed collimators and additional photon shielding. Thus, not only satellite PET imaging units but also nuclear medicine units investing in these new SPET/PET systems need to examine all available alternatives for rational radionuclide supplies from host cyclotrons. This article examines 25 "alternative" positron-emitting radionuclides, discusses the impact of their decay properties on image quality and reviews methods for their production as well as for their application in imaging techniques.