In this video, I explain what radioactive tracers/radiopharmaceuticals are, give you some examples, show you how tracers are produced and in the end, I'll tell you a little bit about the differences between PET and SPECT tracers. This video serves as an introduction to nuclear medicine and provides you with a concise overview of what radiopharmaceuticals are.

Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
0:32 What are radioactive tracers?
1:08 Example - FDG
1:41 Example - Iodine
2:13 Production of radioactive tracers
3:53 PET vs SPECT tracers
4:36 The end

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