Development of technology for the large-scale preparation of 60Co polymer film source.
(60)Co sources ( approximately 37 kBq) in the form of a thin film are widely used in position identification of perforation in offshore oil-well explorations. This paper describes the large-scale preparation of such sources using a radioactive polymer containing (60)Co. (60)Co was extracted into chloroform containing 8-hydroxyquinoline. The chloroform layer was mixed with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymer. A large film was prepared using the polymer solution containing the complex. The polymer film was then cut into circular sources, mounted on a source holder and supplied to various users.
Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.
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Udhayakumar
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Pardeshi
Shymala S
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Gandhi
Rubel
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Chakravarty
Manoj
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Kumar
Ashutosh
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Dash
Meera
M
Venkatesh
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate