Targeted Nuclear Medicine. Achievements, Challenges and Prospects

Abstract

The path of the development of nuclear medicine at the international level and that in Russia is presented. Significant achievements in the development and establishment of nuclear-physics technologies and the development of targeted radiopharmaceuticals (RPs) are presented. The main directions of targeted nuclear medicine are shown. The physical–chemical aspects of the synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals are considered, and the advantages and specificity of vector carrier molecules are shown.