BioMed Research International
Volume 2018 (2018), Article ID 3860745, 1 page
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3860745

Retraction

Retracted: The Copper Radioisotopes: A Systematic Review with Special Interest to ⁶⁴Cu

BioMed Research International

Received 1 May 2018; Accepted 1 May 2018; Published 8 July 2018

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BioMed Research International has retracted the article titled “The Copper Radioisotopes: A Systematic Review with Special Interest to ⁶⁴Cu” [1]. The article was found to contain a substantial amount of material from the following published articles:

(i)Szymański et al. [2], which is cited as reference .(ii)Wadas et al. [3], which is cited as reference .(iii)Carolyn and Ferdani [4], which is cited as reference .(iv)Smith et al. [5], which is cited as reference .

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P. Szymański, T. Fraczek, M. Markowicz, and E. Mikiciuk-Olasik, “Development of copper based drugs, radiopharmaceuticals and medical materials,” BioMetals, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1089–1112, 2012.

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J. Carolyn and R. Ferdani, “Copper-64 Radiopharmaceuticals for PET Imaging of Cancer: Advances in Preclinical and Clinical Research,” Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals, 2009.

N. A. Smith, D. L. Bowers, and D. A. Ehst, “The production, separation, and use of 67Cu for radioimmunotherapy: A review,” Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 2377–2383, 2012.