title: A process for the recovery of strontium from the urine of patients injected with 89Sr.
abstract: 89Sr is a beta emitter used for palliation of pain in patients with metastatic bone cancer. After each intravenous administration, up to 80% of the isotope is eliminated in the urine. A simple chemical process is described, which permits the recovery and purification of the 89Sr from the urine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Argiro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Atzei
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boemi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Sedda
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D013324:Strontium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; C025700:strontium chloride; D013324:Strontium