A computerized compact module for separation of 99mTc-radionuclide from molybdenum

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2631-2637

  Chattopadhyay, Sankha ^a   Barua, Luna ^a   De, Anirban ^a   Saha Das, Sujata ^a   Kuniyil, Remashan ^a   Bhaskar, Partha ^a   Pal, Sasanka Shekhar ^a   Kumar Sarkar, Sishir ^b   Das, Malay Kanti ^a  

^a VARIABLE ENERGY CYCLOTRON CENTRE   (India)

^b Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT)   (India)

Author keywords

99mTc separation; Automated module; High purity 99mTc; Purification; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MODULE; CLOSED CYCLE; ELECTRONIC CONTROLLERS; ENTIRE SYSTEM; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; HIGH PURITY; HUMAN INTERFERENCE; PC-BASED; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

AUTOMATION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; ISOTOPES; MOLYBDENUM; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SAFE HANDLING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

SEPARATION;

2 BUTANONE; MOLYBDENUM; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CYCLOTRON; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOLYBDENUM; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84865651999     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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