title: Preparation of 124I solutions after thermodistillation of irradiated 124TeO2 targets.
abstract: The 4.15-d radionuclide 124I is produced via the nuclear reaction 124Te(d, 2n) 124I by irradiation of 96% enriched 124TeO2 with 14 MeV deuterons, followed by thermodistillation. In order to minimise the loss of 124I, the quartz distillation tube was fitted to a stainless steel helix capillary trap directly behind the end of the furnace. Using this device, distillation yields of more than 80% were routinely obtained, and the activity was concentrated in markedly less than 100 microL solution. The 124I produced by this method proved to be useful for labelling proteins and IUdR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Knust
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dutschka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weinreich
mesh_terms: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007554:Isotopes; D012996:Solutions; D013691:Tellurium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007554:Isotopes; D012996:Solutions; C016774:tellurium dioxide; D013691:Tellurium