학술논문
Extraction of Sr-82, Raw Material for Radiopharmaceutical Production.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
*RAW materials
*NUCLEAR medicine
*POSITRON emission tomography
*RADIOCHEMICAL analysis
*EXTRACTION (Chemistry)
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ISSN
0091-150X
Abstract
A method for producing strontium-82, which is used in nuclear medicine for the preparation of rubidium-82 generators that are used in positron-emission tomography (PET) diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases, was described. The method consisted of irradiation of natural rubidium metal in a proton beam of energies from 40 to 100 MeV followed by radiochemical extraction of the produced strontium-82. The method enabled the irradiated target to be processed safely with simultaneous disposal of the rubidium metal and will be used for strontium-82 production at IPPE (Obninsk). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]