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11C
Synthesis time
11
minutes
[11C]Methionine is used as a PET tracer in oncology. Due to the greater metabolic activity of cancer cells, this labelled amino acid displays increased uptake in brain tumors compared to normal brain tissue.
Tracer type: Metabolic tracer (tumor growth)
Application: Brain, breast and head & neck cancers