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Title: .sup.100Mo compounds as accelerator targets for production of .sup.99mTc

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OSTI ID:1325736

Methods of synthesizing .sup.100Mo.sub.2C and .sup.99mTcO.sub.4.sup.- are disclosed. Methods of .sup.100Mo.sub.2C generation involve thermally carburizing .sup.100MoO.sub.3. Methods of .sup.99mTcO.sub.4 generation involve proton bombardment of .sup.100Mo.sub.2C in a cyclotron. Yields of .sup.99mTcO.sub.4 can be increased by sintering .sup.100Mo.sub.2C prior to bombardment. The methods also include recycling of .sup.100Mo.sub.2C to form .sup.100MoO.sub.3. SPECT images obtained using .sup.99mTcO.sub.4 generated by the disclosed methods are also presented.

Research Organization:
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0006435
Assignee:
Washington University (Saint Louis, MO)
Patent Number(s):
9,449,726
Application Number:
14/293,599
OSTI ID:
1325736
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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