Radiopharmaceuticals, the production chain
Description
Nuclear medicine has experienced spectacular growth in Dutch hospitals in recent years. Using orally and intravenously administered radiopharmaceuticals, very different disease processes in the body are visualised. Conventional gamma cameras, SPECT and PET cameras are used for this purpose.
Due to sharply ageing reactors and consequent production problems, nuclear medicine has also received a different focus.
This symposium aims to show that the production of radiopharmaceuticals requires a number of steps. These steps take place not only in the reactor and in the cyclotron, but also before. First, stable isotopes are enriched, then these enriched isotopes are activated into radioactive raw materials that are finally converted into radiopharmaceuticals for applications in medicine.
These steps in the production chain each require special expertise and often take place at separate locations.
The Netherlands is in the unique situation of having this entire production chain within its borders. During this symposium each link in this chain will be discussed in detail.
This symposium is organised by
BV Cyclotron VU
Dutch Society for Nuclear Medicine
KIVI NIRIA Department of Biomedical Engineering
KIVI NIRIA Department of Nuclear Engineering
13:00 Opening and film Cyclotron
13:30 Radiopharmaceuticals applications
14:00 Production of PET radiopharmaceuticals,
14:30 Break
15:00 Radio isotope production using reactors
15:30 Enrichment of Stable Isotopes
16:00 Guided tour Cyclotron and Laboratory & Drinks
17:00 End
Please indicate below if you would like to participate and if so, which tour
Speaker(s)
Fred Verzijlbergen, St Antonius Hospital
Perry Kruijer, BV Cyclotron VU
Ronald Schram, NRG
Arjan Bos, URENCO Nederland B.V.
Location
De Boelelaan 1085, lecture room KC137
Amsterdam
Organiser
Nuclear Engineering
Medical Technology
Name and contact details for information
For enquiries, please contact the LCI secretariat on 022 456 4114