Drug Delivery Systems and Theranostic use in Nuclear Medicine
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Drug Delivery Systems and Theranostic use in Nuclear Medicine

Nucl Med Semin 2015;1(2):109-119 DOI: 10.4274/nts.2015.018
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Abstract

Nanotechnology, which history dates back nearly 2000 years, is nowadays named as ‘molecular nanotechnology’ and is used as a research topic in many scientific fields like organic chemistry, molecular biology, industry, electronics, and medicine. In this article, theranostic uses, pre-clinical studies and future position of nanotechnology/drug delivery systems mainly in nuclear medicine, especially in cancer diagnosis and treatment, are aimed to be emphasized.

Keywords: Nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, SPECT, positron emission tomography, theranostics, liposome, niosome, microsphere, micelles