This book is a compilation of the invited papers, which were presented
at the Fourth European Symposium on Radiopharmacy and
Radiopharmaceuticals, which was held in Baden, Switz- land, 1-4 May,
1991. The First and Third Symposia on Radiopharmacy and
Radiopharmaceuticals (Elsinore, Denmark, 1983, 1987) concentrated on the
safety and efficacy of radiopharmaceuticals, whereas this Fourth
Symposium to some extent followed up the subject of the Second Symposium
(Cambridge, UK, 1985): recent developments in radiopharmacy and current
research on radiopharmaceuticals. The symposium was organized by the
Radiopharmacy Group of the Swiss Society of Medical Radiology (Section
Nuclear Medicine) under the auspices of the task group on
radiopharmaceu- cals of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine
(EANM). The organizing committee consisted of the cochairmen Drs. P.A.
Schubiger (Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen) and G. Westera
(University Hospital, ZiJrich) and the members H.-F. Beer, P. Bl
iuenstein, P. Hasler (all PSI) and H. M icke (Cantonal Hospital, Basel).
The subjects of this Symposium ranged from isotope production to
clinical testing of radioph- maceuticals, including the organisational
prerequisites. In addition, the development of new radiopharmaceuticals
and of PET radiopharmacy, and the concomittant ongoing evolution of
regulatory guidelines by national (various European countries, USA) and
international (EC) authorities, induced us to honor the vivid interest
in this subject and to make it an important part of this symposium.
