Radiopharmaceuticals: FDG Production

Venue: PGC #3

Coordinator: Manhar Vora

Faculty:         Dr. Gerd Beyer, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jammaz, Dr. Faisal Al-Rumayan, Mr. Shoaib Shawoo, Mr. Marsood Ahmed, Dr. Manhar Vora

Course Aim

The workshop aims to review the most important aspects relevant to manufacturing FDG radiopharmaceutical for PET imaging with respect to the facility set-up, product quality, regulations and radiation protection.

Target Audience

• Facility planners and Decision makers
• Radiochemists/radiopharmacists/Technologists
• NM Physicians

Lectures

1. Overview of FDG in PET
2. KFSH&RC experience
3. Facility Planning: lay-out; personnel; equipment
4. Regulations: European perspective
5. Cyclotron and fluoride production; FDG production
6. Quality Control; Quality assurance
7. GMP
8. Summary

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Radiopharmaceuticals Workshop