Published June 1993
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Journal article
The production of 99Mo and 99mTc for nuclear medicine
Creators
- 1. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW (Australia)
Description
An alternative route to the production of 99Mo and 99Tc, that is via the cyclotron, has been known for more than 20 years [Beaver and Hupf, 1971] but has never been selected for routine application in nuclear medicine anywhere in the world. Reasons for the method's rejection in Australia relate to a combination of technical, logistic and economic factors which are summarised in this article. 2 refs
Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle (English)
- Is the cyclotron a practical alternative source?
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Newsletter - Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 24
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 14.
- ISSN
- 0159-8376
- CODEN
- NANMDB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Australia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Australia
- INIS RN
- 25028546
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- AUSTRALIA; CYCLOTRONS; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IMPURITIES; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; MOLYBDENUM 99; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM 99
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; AUSTRALASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DRUGS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES