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Clinical Trial · NCT05625217
Characterizing Dynamics of FDG Uptake With Total-Body PET for Response Assessment in Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Overview
The overall goal of this research study is to understand how 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), a radioactive sugar behaves in head and neck cancer (HNC) and inflammation immediately following injection and at many hours post-injection, with the world's first total-body positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scanner (EXPLORER).
Drug / Compound
Isotope(s):
FLUORINE-18
Radioisotope: F-18
Theranostic Role: PET Imaging
T1/2 (Half-Life): 1.8 Hours
Decay Mode: POSITRON β+ (96.7%), ELECTRON CAPTURE (3.3%), GAMMA 511 keV
Energy: Eβ+ 635 keV
Range: N/A
Decay Daughters: O18 (Stable)
Status: FDA Approvals: FDG (Cancer 2005): GLUDEF®, METATRACE® AXUMIN® (2016), PYLARIFY® (2023), POSLUMA® (2024)
Target(s):
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