PET

Medical cylotron facility (GE, 16.5 MeV) at Radiation Medicine Centre, Parel, Mumbai is involved in the production, quality control and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals labelled with positron emitting short lived isotope [18F]-flourine (half-life: 109.7 minutes). PET radiopharmaceuticals like [18F]-FDG, [18F]-FLT, [18F]-NaF, [18F]-FET and [18F]-FMISO are produced and supplied to various hospitals equipped with PET camera in and around Mumbai.

  • Throughput: Up to 185 GBq 18F can be produced in a single batch
  • Availability: Production is carried six days in a week

 

Code Product Diagnostic use Production Frequency
FDG [18F]-Fluoro-deoxy-glucose injection Oncology, neurology, infection and cardiology Twice a day
NAF [18F]-Sodium fluoride injection Bone scintigraphy Once daily
FLT [18F]-Fluoro-thymidine injection Oncologic applications Weekly
FET [18F]-Fluoro-ethyl tyrosine injection Brain gliomas Weekly
FMISO [18F]-Fluoro-misonidazole injection Hypoxia imaging Weekly

Medical Cyclotron Facility ( 30 MeV, IBA Cyclone -30) at Chakgaria, Kolkata is involved in the production, quality control and supply of radiopharmaceuticals lebelled with Positron emitting short lived isotopes[18F]-fluorine (half life:109.7 minutes). PET radiopharmaceuticals like [18F]-FDGand  [18F]-NaF, are produced and supplied to various hospitals equipped with PET cameras in Kolkata.

  • Throughput: Up to 3000 mCi 18F can be produced in a single batch
  • Availability: Production is carried out five days a week (Monday to Friday)

 

Code Product Diagnostic use Production Frequency
FDG [18F]-Fluoro-deoxy-glucose injection Oncology, neurology, infection and cardiology Once daily
NAF [18F]-Sodium fluoride injection Bone scintigraphy Weekly