The preparation of Yttrium-89 target via electroplating technique for production of Zirconium-89

  • Azahari Kasbollah
  • Peter Eu
Keywords: Positron emission tomography (PET), Cyclotron, Zirconium-89

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Positron emission tomography (PET) is becoming a popular modality for cancer detection, staging and therapy monitoring. However, current radiopharmaceuticals are short-lived and are not optimal for tumor imaging. Cyclotron produced zirconium-89 had been proposed for immune-PET imaging due to favourable decay characteristics. The aim of this experiment is to investigate the ability to produce Zirconium-89 by electrodepositing yttrium onto copper substrate in either aqueous, nitric acid, or non-aqueous, ethanol, solutions. The target was bombarded with a low energy cyclotron, purified and measured with a multi-channel analyser. 

ABSTRAK

Pemancaran positron tomografi menjadi satu modus popular untuk pengesanan kanser, pengawasan pemeringkatan dan terapi. Bagaimanapun, radiopharmaceuticals semasa singkat dan tidak optimum untuk pengimejan tumor.Siklotron menghasilkan zirkonium 89 telah dicadangkan untuk pengimejan PET imundisebabkan ciri-ciri reputan yang baik. Tujuan eksperimen ini adalah untuk menyiasatkeupayaan menghasilkan Zirconium 89 oleh yttrium electrodepositing ke atas substrattembaga dalam mana-mana asid nitrik yang berair, atau bukan berair, etanol,penyelesaian. Sasaran telah dibedil dengan siklotron tenaga rendah, tulen danmengukur dengan satu alat analisis berbilang saluran.

Published
2015-06-30
How to Cite
Kasbollah, A., & Eu, P. (2015). The preparation of Yttrium-89 target via electroplating technique for production of Zirconium-89. JOURNAL of NUCLEAR and Related TECHNOLOGIES, 12(01), 46-51. Retrieved from http://jnrtmns.net/index.php/jnrt/article/view/56
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