Scientific Programme

 

Topics and Highlights
Ge-68/Ga-68 generators
  • Theory and practice of generator post-processing
  • Automation in generator elution and labelling including GMP aspects
  • Specific activities, dosimetry, breakthrough, waste
  • New ligands for Ga-68
  • Chemistry of new Ga-68 labelled tracers
  • Pre-clinical evaluation of new Ga-68 tracers
  • Regulatory issues related to investigational radiopharmaceuticals
  • Large scale production of therapeutic radionuclides (Lu-177, Y-90 and other trivalent therapeutic radiometals)
  • Chemistry of new Lu-177 labelled tracers
  • Pre-clinical evaluation of new Lu-177 tracers
 
Ga-68 imaging in clinical practice – worldwide experience (Europe, Asia, South America, Africa)
  • Ga-68 for imaging bone metastases
  • Ga-68 for infection imaging
  • Ga-68-labeled PET tracers for studying pathophysiological properties of the P-glycoprotein
  • Ga-68 in clinical practice - new tracers and new indications
  • Current progress and novel developments in ongoing research projects
 
Milestones of Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRNT)
  • Milestones of PRRNT - clinical applications and future developments
  • Selection criteria for PRRNT
  • PRRNT – Worldwide clinical experience
  • Diagnosis and Follow-up after PRRNT using Receptor PET/CT
  • The importance of quantitative molecular imaging and automated image analysis
  • Dosimetry and Radiation Protection - Practical issues
  • THERANOSTICS: From molecular imaging using Ga-68 labeled tracers and PET/CT to personalized therapy
 
The programme will include lectures covering all aspects of Ga-68 and PRRNT and recent advances in this area. There are free oral paper sessions and poster presentations. There will be ample space and opportunity for discussions during the meeting and there will be no parallel sessions.