PET Core
Director: Georges El Fakhri
Location: Blossom St., Edwards Basement and White II, Boston
| Core Summary: |
The PET Core Laboratory provides a full range of technical and professional services for the design and execution of programs using Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
The PET Core Facility provides the required facilities and personnel on a per study basis to allow investigators to use PET without requiring them to acquire the needed special expertise and equipment.
| Personnel/Contact Information: |
Director, PET Core & Co-Director, NMMI: Georges El Fakhri, Ph.D.
Phone: (617)
726-9640
Fax: (617)
726-6165
Email: elfakhri@pet.mgh.harvard.edu
Other Senior Staff:
Director, NMMI: Thomas Brady, M.D.
Phone: ( 617)
726-8294
Fax: (617)
726-6165
Email: tom@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu.
Co-Director, NMMI: Umar Mahmood, M.D., Ph.D.
Phone: ( 617)
726-6477
Fax: (617)
726-6165
Email: umahmood@mgh.harvard.edu
Director, Radiochemistry Lab: Neil Vasdev, Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 643-4736
Fax: (617) 726-6165
Email: vasdev@pet.mgh.harvard.edu
Manager, PET Production Chemistry: Daniel Yokell, Pharm.D.
Phone: (617) 643-7541
Fax: (617) 726-5123
Email: dyokell@partners.org
| Facilities and Equipment: |
Location of Core:
The Cyclotron/Radiochemistry component of the PET Core is located in the basement of the Edwards Building. The PET Research Imaging Laboratories consist of imaging cameras for human and large-animals imaging on White II and a small animal imaging camera located at the Shriner's Burns Institute and a dedicated DSI Ceraspect brain scanner located at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
Major Equipment:
- Automated Radiochemcal Synthesis systems
- PC4096 Large Bore PET Scanner
- Exact HR+ Large Bore PET Scanner
- E.cam (Siemens) SPECT Systems and Planar Gamma Cameras
- Dedicated DSI Ceraspect Brain Scanner
- SiemensPET/CT ScannerSiemens Symbia SPECT/CT
- NeuroPET dedicated high sensitivity brain scanner
| Services: |
►Synthesis of Radiopharmaceuticals for PET
►Radiochemistry
Development for PET
►PET
Imaging Protocols
►Experimental
Design and Modeling for PET
| FY13 User Fees (effective 10/1/12-9/30/13): |
| Service | Internal Fee: NIH-funded |
Internal Fee: Industry-funded |
External Fee: Non-Partners AMC and Non-profit | Minimum External Fee: For-profit and Industry* |
| Phantom | $1,844.17 |
$2,500.00 |
$ 2,655.60 |
TBD |
| Imaging only | $1,938.19 |
$2,900.00 |
$2,791.00 |
TBD |
| 11C PET Radiotracers | $2,973.18 |
$4,460.00 |
$4,218.99 |
TBD |
| 18F PET Radiotracers | $2,929.85 |
$4,400.00 |
$4,218.99 |
TBD |
| 13N2 Dynamic Exam | $2,481.75 |
$3,725.00 |
$3573.71 |
TBD |
| 18F Dynamic FDG | $2,013.40 |
$3,025.00 |
$2,899.29 |
TBD |
| Getting Started: |
To access the core, please contact Chris Shambaugh at (617) 726-8353 or by email at cshambaugh@partners.org or other members of the senior staff listed above.
The services of the PET Laboratory are available to all users within the Partners system and to outside users as well. Research services are accessed through contact with the professional staff leading to formalization of a research plan and subsequent review by the Scientific Management Committee.
The PET Core has mechanisms available for pilot studies.
Clinical services are accessed by direct arrangement with the medical staff of the radiology department.
