Studies on PET Imaging of Cancer Using Cu-64 Ions

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26461812
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Radiation science
• Research Institution: National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (2016); Japan Atomic Energy Agency (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: SUGO Yumi 国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構, 高崎量子応用研究所 放射線生物応用研究部, 上席研究員(定常) (90354836)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YAMAGUCHI Aiko 群馬大学, 大学院医学系研究科・寄附講座, 教員 (80609032) ; HANAOKA Hirofumi 群馬大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 特任准教授 (50361390)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: Cu-64 / がん / PETイメージング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Copper-64 (Cu-64) is an attractive radionuclide for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging due to its appropriate half-life and decay characteristics. We proposed a new approach to simplified method for PET imaging of cancer using Cu-64 ions without any labeling process.
In this study the usefulness of Cu-64 ions as a PET imaging agent was evaluated. It was demonstrated that the cancer was successfully visualized on the PET images owing to quite high uptake of Cu-64 in the cancer tissue.

Free Research Field

医歯薬学