Published February 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

The preparation and quality control of 13N-ammonia

  • 1. PET Research Center, Zibo Wanjie Hospital, SD (China)

Description

13N-positron emission nuclide is produced by 16O (p,α)13N reaction in a small volume 16O-H2O target. The target solution is irradiated with 16.5 MeV beam of protons for 5-20 minutes and then reduced to 13N-ammonia using Devarda's Alloy. The activity of 13N-ammonia is 1.9-6.7 GBq, the radiochemical purity is more than 95% by HPLC, the concentration of carried-ammonia is less than 1 mmol/L, the specific activity is 4.4 PBq/mol

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Journal Title
Journal of Isotopes
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 8-12
ISSN
1000-7512