Osmium-191/iridium-191m radionuclide

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:866321

Butler, Thomas A ^[1]; Brihaye, Claude ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge, TN
2. Liege, BE

A generator system to provide iridium-191m for clinical imaging applications comprises an activated carbon adsorbent loaded with a compound containing the parent nuclide, osmium-191. The generator, which has a shelf-life in excess of two weeks and does not require a scavenger column, can be eluted with physiologically compatible saline.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4683123
• OSTI ID: 866321
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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osmium-191
iridium-191m
radionuclide
generator
provide
clinical
imaging
applications
comprises
activated
carbon
adsorbent
loaded
compound
containing
parent
nuclide
shelf-life
excess
weeks
require
scavenger
column
eluted
physiologically
compatible
saline
compound containing
activated carbon
imaging applications
applications comprises
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