Cyclotron production of 44Sc: From bench to bedside

The concept “from-bench-to-bedside” was clearly demonstrated in this extended study using cyclotron-produced 44Sc. Sufficiently high activities of 44Sc of excellent radionuclidic purity are obtainable for clinical application, by irradiation of enriched calcium at a cyclotron. This work demonstrates a promising basis for introducing 44Sc to clinical routine of nuclear imaging using PET.