An Alumina Based ~(99)Mo-~(99m)Tc Generator to Produce ~(99m)Tc in Organic Medium Suitable for Industrial Radiotracer Applications

摘要

An industrial chromatographic ~(99)Mo-~(99m)Tc generator has been developed with the aid of chromatographic alumina to obtain ~(99m)Tc in a non-aqueous medium. This generator system takes advantage of tributyl phosphate to extract ~(99m)Tc selectively with appreciable yield and in high radiochemical and radionuclidic purity. This facile, versatile and efficient approach provides ~(99m)Tc at industrial sites in a medium soluble in hydrocarbon solvents, for radiotracer applications.