Method for the simultaneous preparation of radon-211, xenon-125, xenon-123, astatine-211, iodine-125 and iodine-123
The invention relates to a practical method for commercially producing radiopharmaceutical activities and, more particularly, relates to a method for the preparation of about equal amount of Radon-211 (/sup 211/Rn) and Xenon-125 (/sup 125/Xe) including a one-step chemical procedure following an irradiation procedure in which a selected target of Thorium (/sup 232/Th) or Uranium (/sup 238/U) is irradiated. The disclosed method is also effective for the preparation in a one-step chemical procedure of substantially equal amounts of high purity /sup 123/I and /sup 211/At. In one preferred arrangement of the invention almost equal quantities of /sup 211/Rn and /sup 125/Xe are prepared using a onestep chemical procedure in which a suitably irradiated fertile target material, such as thorium-232 or uranium-238, is treated to extract those radionuclides from it. In the same one-step chemical procedure about equal quantities of /sup 211/At and /sup 123/I are prepared and stored for subsequent use. In a modified arrangement of the method of the invention, it is practiced to separate and store about equal amounts of only /sup 211/Rn and /sup 125/Xe, while preventing the extraction or storage of the radionuclides /sup 211/At and /sup 123/I.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Application Number:
- ON: DE86013698
- OSTI ID:
- 5507316
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
ASTATINE 211
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
IODINE 123
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
RADON 211
XENON 125
THORIUM 232 TARGET
URANIUM 238 TARGET
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ASTATINE ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON ISOTOPES
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
SYNTHESIS
TARGETS
XENON ISOTOPES
550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics