Preparation of clinical-scale 99Mo/99mTc column generator using neutron activated low specific activity 99Mo and nanocrystalline γ-Al2O3 as column matrix

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 916-922

  Chakravarty, Rubel ^a   Ram, Ramu ^a   Dash, Ashutosh ^a   Pillai, M R A ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Al2O3; 99Mo 99mTc generator; Elution; Low specific activity 99Mo (LSA 99Mo); Nanocrystalline

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM NITRATE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; BICARBONATE; GAMMA ALUMINUM OXIDE; MOLYBDENUM 99; NANOCRYSTAL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SORBENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; TECHNETIUM N,N ETHYLENE LEVO,LEVO DICYSTEINE TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELUTION; GENERATOR; ISOTOPE LABELING; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PROCESS DESIGN; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOLID STATE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CYSTEINE; FREEZE DRYING; MOLYBDENUM; NANOPARTICLES; NEUTRONS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SUCCIMER; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 84866011028     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: 18729614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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