Published 1990 | Version v1
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Chemistry and concept for an automated 72Se/72As generator

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (USA)
  • 2. Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, Houston (USA)

Description

The growth of positron emission tomography (PET), with its unique capability to image function as well as structure, depends very much on the ready availability of positron emitting radioisotopes. Arsenic-72 is a nuclide possessing significant potential as a PET isotope. A wide variety of bone, brain, and tumor seeking agents can be labeled with 72As. A 72Se/72As radiochemical generator would allow on-site recovery of high specific activity 72As for PET research and applications. We have developed a reliable, simple separation chemistry which could be neatly automated for a safe, easy to use generator. This chemistry will be presented, and the concept of the generator discussed. It will be shown that the automation can incorporate the radiopharmaceutical synthesis

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Chemical Society.
Imprint Place
Washington, DC (USA)
Imprint Title
American Chemical Society, Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
Imprint Pagination
56 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 19.

Conference

Title
200. American Chemical Society national meeting.
Dates
26-31 Aug 1990.
Place
Washington, DC (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22016240
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ARSENIC 72; DATA PROCESSING; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPE GENERATORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SYNTHESIS; USES
Descriptors DEC
ARSENIC ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; TOMOGRAPHY

Optional Information

Notes
Paper NUCL 62.
Secondary number(s)
CONF-900802--.