| Literature DB >> 10972147 |
N A Lebedev1, A F Novgorodov, R Misiak, J Brockmann, F Rösch.
Abstract
The 176Yb(n,gamma)177Yb-beta(-)-->177Lu process was investigated to provide no-carrier-added (nca) 177Lu. The radiochemical separation of the 177Lu from the macro-amounts of the ytterbium target based on the cementation process, i.e. the selective extraction of Yb by Na(Hg) amalgam from Cl-/CH3COO- electrolytes, followed by a final cation exchange purification. The cementation separation process provides a decontamination factor of Yb(III) of 10(4), the cation exchange purification adding a decontamination factor of > 10(2). The nca 177Lu is available in radiochemically pure form despite the chemical similarity of the lanthanides with 75 +/- 5% overall separation yield within 4-5 h. It can be used to synthesise nca 177Lu labelled radiotherapeuticals.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10972147 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8043(99)00284-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Radiat Isot ISSN: 0969-8043 Impact factor: 1.513