Production of 6.5 h 82mRb via the 82Kr(p, n)-process at a low-energy cyclotron--a potential substitute for 82Rb

Z Kovács; F Tárkányi; S M Qaim; G Stöcklin

doi:10.1016/0883-2889(91)90220-u

Production of 6.5 h 82mRb via the 82Kr(p, n)-process at a low-energy cyclotron--a potential substitute for 82Rb

Int J Rad Appl Instrum A. 1991;42(9):831-4. doi: 10.1016/0883-2889(91)90220-u.

Authors

Z Kovács¹, F Tárkányi, S M Qaim, G Stöcklin

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Debrecen.

PMID: 1657832
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2889(91)90220-u

Abstract

The production of 6.5 h 82mRb, a potential substitute for generator-produced 1.2 min 82Rb in myocardial blood flow studies, is discussed. Using a 82Kr gas target and a low-energy cyclotron it is possible to obtain greater than 100 mCi (greater than 3.7 GBq) of high purity 82mRb. Results of radiation dose calculations for 81Rb/81mKr, 82Rb and 82mRb are reported.

MeSH terms

Coronary Circulation*
Heart / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Isotopes
Krypton*
Particle Accelerators
Radiation Dosage
Rubidium Radioisotopes*
Tomography, Emission-Computed / methods*

Substances

Isotopes
Rubidium Radioisotopes
Krypton