Rubidium-82 generators for imaging studies.
Strontium-82, produced by spallation reaction with medium-energy proton beams, was used to evaluate Bio-Rex 70 and Chelex-100 ion-exchange resins for use in a compact Rb-82 generator. Adsorption of Sr-82 to the resin column, Rb-82 elution yields, Sr breakthrough, and 82Rb-Sr separation factors were determined for newly prepared columns and for longterm elution conditions. Separation factors of 10(7) to 10(8) were obtained with 2% NaCl elutions from Bio-Rex 70 resin columns while the separation factors was about 5 X 10(4) with the Chelex-100 resin column.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007475:Ion Exchange Resins; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012413:Rubidium; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes
D007475:Ion Exchange Resins; D011868:Radioisotopes; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; D012413:Rubidium