Review Article         Month : 02 (2024)

Radiopharmaceuticals Production for Theranostic Application and Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment

  Lyra-Georgosopoulou M

In this review current production methods of radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals/reactors/Cyclotrons and the need for new theranostic radiopharmaceuticals are discussed. Radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals in theranostic nuclear medicine and innovation techniques in imaging/therapy are referred. Application, also, of nanomedicine in cancer disease is introduced. Nanomedicine in cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Nanomedicine in theranostic approach. Alternative therapeutic and theranostic approaches are now feasible through the progress of nanotechnology. The applications of nanomedicine in tumourrelated fields such as molecular imaging, hyperthermia/radiotherapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy, and chemo/radiotherapy are promising and should be incorporated into the clinical routine, providing new aspects of efficient cancer treatment