Technetium-99m – New Production and Processing Strategies to Provide Adequate Levels for SPECT Imaging

Title:Technetium-99m – New Production and Processing Strategies to Provide Adequate Levels for SPECT Imaging

Volume: 5 Issue: 3

Author(s): J. A. Osso, M. F. Catanoso, G. Barrio, T. P. Brambilla, R. Teodoro, C. R. B. R. Dias and K. N. Suzuki

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Keywords: Fission of ²³⁵U, Molybdenum-99, Nuclear Reactor, Particle Accelerator, Radioisotope generator, Technetium-99m, HEU, LEU, GTRI/DOE efforts

Abstract: The most important radioisotope for use in Nuclear Medicine is ^99mTc, supplied in the form of a ⁹⁹Mo/^99mTc generator. After the supply crisis of ⁹⁹Mo starting in 2008 the availability of ⁹⁹Mo became a worldwide concern. The purpose of this work is to do a brief story of the availability of ⁹⁹Mo in the world followed by an overview of the production routes of ⁹⁹Mo and the generators technology.

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A. Osso J., F. Catanoso M., Barrio G., P. Brambilla T., Teodoro R., R. B. R. Dias C. and N. Suzuki K., Technetium-99m – New Production and Processing Strategies to Provide Adequate Levels for SPECT Imaging, Current Radiopharmaceuticals 2012; 5 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874471011205030178