A novel electrochemical technique for the production of clinical grade 99mTc using (n, γ)99Mo

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-28

  Chakravarty, Rubel ^a   Dash, Ashutosh ^a   Venkatesh, Meera ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

99Mo 99mTc generator; Electrochemical; Electrode potential; Postelution concentration; Radionuclidic purity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; MOLYBDENUM 99; RADIOISOTOPE; SUCCIMER TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE LABELING; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPLATING; ISOTOPE LABELING; MOLYBDENUM; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TECHNETIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72449189088     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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