Production and radioassay of Tc-94m for PET studies

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 613-616

  Szajek, L P ^a   Der, M ^a   Divel, J ^a   Huang, B X ^a   Plascjak, P ^a   Eckelman, W C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

PET imaging; Quality control; Radioassay; Sestamibi; Solvent extraction; Tc 94m

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; OXIDE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 94M; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TECHNETIUM; TECHNETIUM 94M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENERGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON RADIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOASSAY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0141961877     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.91.10.613.22472     Document Type: Article

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