About the Journal
Aims & Scope
Current Radiopharmaceuticals publishes original research articles, letters, full-length/mini-reviews, drug clinical trial studies, and guest-edited issues on all aspects of research and development of radiation medicine & nuclear medicine & radiological imaging & computerized medical imaging and graphics & radiolabelled compound preparations,covering studies related to nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, radiotherapy, neuroradiology, interventional radiology, Radiooncology and radiobiology，investigative radiology, oncology, and basic research. The scope of the journal also covers the following areas, namely radio imaging techniques, computerized medical images and graphics, magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT),preparation and application of radionuclide compounds, and their diagnostic, investigative, and therapeutic use, including the incorporation of tracer methods used in scientific research and applications. Articles related to the resources on radiation research in the field of biology and biophysics are also included.
This journal contains four sections:
A：Radiation medicine & Radiological imaging：This part mainly focuses on radiotherapy, radiobiology, radiation protection, dosimetry, radionuclide therapy, new medical imaging technology, AI image analysis, image genomics, multi-modal image fusion and other related research.This part of the research also covers the function and mechanism of ionizing radiation on organisms, the diagnosis, treatment and protection of radiation injury and its clinical transformation application, mainly including medical physics, radiochemistry, radiobiology, biophysics, radiation hematology, radiation immunology, radiogenetics, radiotoxicology, radiation dosimetry, radiation epidemiology, radiation injury clinic, radiotherapy, radioprotective drugs and sensitizing drugs, as well as the clinical transformation application of ionizing radiation, including clinical tumor radiotherapy. This part also includes neuroradiology, interventional radiology, radiotherapy, endoscopy, investigation radiology, molecular imaging, radiological imaging technology, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), PET/CT, DR,angiography, digital subtraction, fluoroscopy, X-ray and so on.
B: Nuclear medicine: Nuclear medicine is the product of combining modern science and technology such as nuclear technology, electronic technology, computer technology, chemistry, physics and biology with medicine. Including imaging and functional diagnosis, labeled immunoassays and clinical medicine, radionuclide therapy, nuclear medicine and tumor radiotherapy, tumor hyperthermia, oncology and basic research. It mainly focuses on nuclear medical imaging (PET, SPECT, PET-CT/MRI), molecular imaging (radioactive tracer, biomarker), radiopharmaceuticals development (radionuclide therapy), the application of nuclear medicine in cancer, neurological and cardiovascular diseases, thyroid diseases and internal irradiation treatment, and the application of AI in nuclear medical imaging analysis.
C: Radiopharmaceuticals and chemistry：This part pays attention to the development, synthesis, bioavailability, pharmacokinetics and clinical application of radionuclide compounds, the in-depth exploration of the application of radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear chemical materials in diagnosis and treatment, and the attention to the frontier research in the cross field of radiopharmaceuticals and molecular imaging. It not only covers the production of radionuclides, the synthesis and labeling of radiopharmaceuticals, and the quality control of radiopharmaceuticals, but also involves the application of radiopharmaceuticals in tumors, cardiovascular diseases, neuroscience, endocrinology, orthopedics, liver, gallbladder and gallbladder. In addition, we also pay attention to the role of nuclear chemistry in environmental monitoring, industrial testing and safety protection, and the expanded application of nuclear chemistry technology in non-medical fields. Comprises a preparation method of isotopes; Isotope separation and analysis technology; Isotope coordination (labeling) chemistry; Behavioral chemistry of isotopes, including technical research in environment, biology, plants, soil and extreme conditions; Metrology and standards of isotopes, and theoretical simulation; Research and application of medical nuclides in basic medicine and clinical medicine.
D: Computerized medical imaging and graphics & AI: This part relates to digital algorithmic advances, development, and application of digital imaging and AI in disease detection, diagnosis, intervention, prevention, precision medicine, and population health. Included in the journal will be articles on novel computerized imaging or visualization techniques, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, augmented reality for surgical planning and guidance, big biomedical data visualization, computer-aided diagnosis, computerized-robotic surgery, image-guided therapy, imaging scanning and reconstruction, mobile and tele-imaging, radiomics, and imaging integration and modeling with other information relevant to digital health. The types of biomedical imaging include: magnetic resonance, computed tomography, ultrasound, ultrasonic electrocardiogram, electroencephalograph, nuclear medicine, X-ray, microwave, optical and multi-photon microscopy, video and sensory imaging, and the convergence of biomedical images with other non-imaging datasets.
