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Title: The development and use of radionuclide generators in nuclear medicine -- recent advances and future perspectives

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/645467· OSTI ID:645467

Although the trend in radionuclide generator research has declined, radionuclide generator systems continue to play an important role in nuclear medicine. Technetium-99m obtained from the molybdenum-99/technetium-99m generator system is used in over 80% of all diagnostic clinical studies and there is increasing interest and use of therapeutic radioisotopes obtained from generator systems. This paper focuses on a discussion of the major current areas of radionuclide generator research, and the expected areas of future research and applications.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
645467
Report Number(s):
ORNL/CP-96883; CONF-980348-; ON: DE98003388; TRN: 98:009962
Resource Relation:
Conference: International symposium on modern trends in pharmaceuticals for diagnosis, Lisbon (Portugal), 30 Mar - 3 Apr 1998; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English