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An Increasing Role for 68Ga PET Imaging: A Perspective on the Availability of Parent 68Ge Material for Generator Manufacturing in an Expanding Market

Michael K Schultz, Patrick Donahue, Nannette I Musgrave, Konstantin Zhernosekov, Clive Naidoo, Anatolii Razbash, Izabella Tworovska, David W Dick, G Leonard Watkins, Michael M Graham, Wolfgang Runde, Jeffrey A Clanton, John J Sunderland

Citation Information : Schultz MK, Donahue P, Musgrave NI, Zhernosekov K, Naidoo C, Razbash A, Tworovska I, Dick DW, Watkins GL, Graham MM, Runde W, Clanton JA, Sunderland JJ. An Increasing Role for 68Ga PET Imaging: A Perspective on the Availability of Parent 68Ge Material for Generator Manufacturing in an Expanding Market. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2013; 47 (1):26-30.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1053

Published Online: 01-12-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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Schultz MK, Donahue P, Musgrave NI, Zhernosekov K, Naidoo C, Razbash A, Tworovska I, Dick DW, Watkins GL, Graham MM, Runde W, Clanton JA, Sunderland JJ. An Increasing Role for 68Ga PET Imaging: A Perspective on the Availability of Parent 68Ge Material for Generator Manufacturing in an Expanding Market. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2013;47(1):26-30.


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