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- Title
Lights and Shadows on the Sourcing of Silver Radioisotopes for Targeted Imaging and Therapy of Cancer: Production Routes and Separation Methods.
- Authors
Tosato, Marianna; Asti, Mattia
- Abstract
The interest in silver radioisotopes of medical appeal (silver-103, silver-104m,g and silver-111) has been recently awakened by the versatile nature of their nuclear decays, which combine emissions potentially suitable for non-invasive imaging with emissions suited for cancer treatment. However, to trigger their in vivo application, the production of silver radioisotopes in adequate amounts, and with high radionuclidic purity and molar activity, is a key prerequisite. This review examines the different production routes of silver-111, silver-103 and silver-104m,g providing a comprehensive critical overview of the separation and purification strategies developed so far. Aspects of quality (radiochemical, chemical and radionuclidic purity) are also emphasized and compared with the aim of pushing towards the future implementation of this theranostic triplet in preclinical and clinical contexts.
- Subjects
RADIOACTIVE decay; CANCER treatment; SILVER; RADIOISOTOPES
- Publication
Pharmaceuticals (14248247), 2023, Vol 16, Issue 7, p929
- ISSN
1424-8247
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ph16070929