Consensus nomenclature rules for radiopharmaceutical chemistry — Setting the record straight

• Published in: Nuclear medicine and biology Vol. 55; no. C; pp. v - xi
• Main Authors: Coenen, Heinz H., Gee, Antony D., Adam, Michael, Antoni, Gunnar, Cutler, Cathy S., Fujibayashi, Yasuhisa, Jeong, Jae Min, Mach, Robert H., Mindt, Thomas L., Pike, Victor W., Windhorst, Albert D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2017; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Consensus; Consensus guidelines; Consultation; Nomenclature; Nuclear chemistry; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacology; RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; Radioactivity; Radiochemistry; Radioisotopes; Radioisotopes - chemistry; Radiopharmaceutical sciences; Radiopharmaceuticals - chemistry; Studies; Terminology; Terminology as Topic; Nuclear chemistry; Terminology; Consensus guidelines; Radiopharmaceutical sciences; Nomenclature; Radiochemistry

Over recent years, within the community of radiopharmaceutical sciences, there has been an increased incidence of incorrect usage of established scientific terms and conventions, and even the emergence of ‘self-invented’ terms. In order to address these concerns, an international Working Group on ‘N...