کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8210483 1532114 2013 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A non-aqueous reduction process for purifying 153Gd produced in natural europium targets
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه فیزیک و نجوم تشعشع
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A non-aqueous reduction process for purifying 153Gd produced in natural europium targets
چکیده انگلیسی
Gadolinium-153 is a low-energy gamma-emitter used in nuclear medicine imaging quality assurance. Produced in nuclear reactors using natural Eu2O3 targets, 153Gd is radiochemically separated from europium isotopes by europium reduction. However, conventional aqueous europium reduction produces hydrogen gas, a flammability hazard in radiological hot cells. We altered the traditional reduction method, using methanol as the process solvent to nearly eliminate hydrogen gas production. This new, non-aqueous reduction process demonstrates greater than 98% europium removal and gadolinium yields of 90%.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Volume 82, December 2013, Pages 158-165
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