Published March 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Routine simultaneous production of no-carrier-added high purity 64Cu and 67Ga

  • 1. Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

A routine production method of no-carrier-added 64Cu was performed. A copper target support is electroplated by gold then an optimized thickness of enriched 68Zn layer is deposited. The 68Zn target was bombarded with 23.5 MeV and 250μA proton beam, generating the main nuclear reactions 68Zn(p,2n)67Ga and 68Zn(p,αn)64Cu. A semi-automated separation method using chromatographic columns system was developed for 64CuCl2 production. A 600 mCi batch of 64Cu is produced at the end of separation and purification chemistry. The Radionuclidic purity of 64Cu was >98% as required by US and European Pharmacopoeias. Radiochemical purity and activity concentration is suitable for labeling different ligands to produce diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. (author)

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Routine simultaneous production of no-carrier-added high purity 64Cu and 67Ga

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Journal Title
Aalam Al-Zarra
Journal Issue
139
Journal Page Range
p. 60
ISSN
1607-985X
CODEN
AAALE5

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Notes
Abstract of paper published in Nukleonika; 2011. v. 56(4) p. 259-26