KSNM60: The History of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences in Korea

Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2022 Jun;56(3):114-126. doi: 10.1007/s13139-022-00744-8. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Abstract

A number of researchers in Korea have tried to set-up the production of radionuclides and develop new radiopharmaceuticals for several decades. Thanks to their 60-year endeavor to advance the field of radiopharmaceutical sciences, now we have a lot of research units and facilities in Korea. Still, there are huge number of issues to be solved in radiopharmaceutical sciences; however, our efforts will be continued to develop new radiopharmaceuticals and to apply the new radiopharmaceuticals into nuclear medicine field.

Keywords: Cyclotron; Radiochemistry; Radioisotopes; Radiopharmaceutical sciences.

Publication types

  • Review