Summary: High Purity Production and Potential Applications of
Copper-60 and Copper-61
Deborah W. McCarthy,1
Laura A. Bass,1
P. Duffy Cutler,1
Ruth E. Shefer,2
Robert E. Klinkowstein,2
Pilar Herrero,1
Jason S. Lewis,1
Cathy S. Cutler,1
Carolyn J. Anderson1
and Michael J. Welch1
1
MALLINCKRODT INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DIVISION OF RADIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA; AND 2
NEWTON SCIENTIFIC, INC., CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
ABSTRACT. Previously we described the high yield production of 64
Cu using a target system designed
specifically for low energy, biomedical cyclotrons. In this study, the use of this target system for the
production of 60

Source: Anderson, Carolyn J. - Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University in St. Louis

Collections: Biology and Medicine