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A rapid method for recovery of radiochemically pure99mTc from MEK extracts

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A method based on the sorption of99mTc in MEK on an acid alumina column has been investigated. A number of parameters as column dimension, amount of alumina, MEK volumes, etc. is found to affect the extent of adsorption and the final purity of99mTc solution. These parameters have been standardized and a method for rapid recovery of MEK-extracted99mTc has been developed. The final characteristics of the99mTc is found to conform to pharmacopoeia specification.

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  1. Radiopharmaceuticals Operations, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, BARC Complex, Turbhe, 400 705, New Bombay, India

    S. N. Muddukrishna, D. V. S. Narasimhan, Saraswathy P. Iyer & C. N. Desai

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Muddukrishna, S.N., Narasimhan, D.V.S., Iyer, S.P. et al. A rapid method for recovery of radiochemically pure99mTc from MEK extracts. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 146, 235–244 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164191

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