The Positron Emission Tomography Department has three medical cyclotrons to produce positron-emitting and other radionuclides, two GE PETtrace cyclotrons and a CS-30 cyclotron. These produce positron-emitting radionuclides commonly used for PET imaging, including oxygen-15, nitrogen-13, carbon-11 and fluorine-18. In addition, our CS-30 cyclotron is able to produce several non-standard PET radionuclides, including copper-64 (half-life 12.7 h), yttrium-86 (14.7 h), bromine-76 (16.2 h), zirconium-89 (78 h), and iodine-124 (100 h).

Peter Herscovitch, M.D.
PHerscovitch@cc.nih.gov
301.451.4248

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