J.D.M. Herscheid , L.F. Van Rooij , P.J. Van Leuffen , J.A.J. Camps
{"title":"A new high flow 81Rb/81mKr generator","authors":"J.D.M. Herscheid , L.F. Van Rooij , P.J. Van Leuffen , J.A.J. Camps","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90195-K","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90195-K","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Using an ion-exchange membrane a Krypton-81<em>m</em> generator for ventilation has been developed which is compact, allows elution with high flowrates and gives higher extraction yields than the normally used column generator.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 1203-1205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90195-K","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86361180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gamma-ray energies from the decay of 152Eu","authors":"Youngseok Lee, Naohide Hashimoto, Hikaru Inoue, Yasukazu Yoshizawa","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90202-P","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90202-P","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Gamma-ray energies of <sup>152</sup>Eu were measured with the uncertainties of 1.1–7.3 eV in the region of 290–720 keV using Ge spectrometers. To determine the 719 keV γ-ray energy of <sup>152</sup>Eu, we measured the 125 and 592 keV cascade γ-ray energies of <sup>185</sup>Os which provide the 717 keV cross-over γ-ray energy. Seven γ-ray energies of <sup>152</sup>Eu in the region of 770–1400 keV were obtained from the sum of the cascade γ-ray energies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 1247-1252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90202-P","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73260517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M.S. Abdel-Wahab , S.K. Youssef , A.M. Aly , S.A. El-Fiki , N. El-Enany , Magda T. Abbas
{"title":"A simple calibration of a whole-body counter for the measurement of total body potassium in humans","authors":"M.S. Abdel-Wahab , S.K. Youssef , A.M. Aly , S.A. El-Fiki , N. El-Enany , Magda T. Abbas","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90208-V","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90208-V","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A simple calibration procedure for the Inshas whole body counter for evaluating total body potassium has been adopted. More than 120 Egyptian employees in the Nuclear Research Center (N.R.C.) were studied for their total body potassium (TBK). The potassium values were found to have an average of 2.85 ± 0.57 <em>g</em><em>K</em><em>kg</em><sup>−1</sup> body weight for males and 2.62 ± 0.52 <em>g</em><em>K</em><em>kg</em><sup>−1</sup> for females, which are higher than the recommended value given for reference man by ICRP. The TBK varied directly with body build index and is slightly sex dependent.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 1285-1289"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90208-V","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12503764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Routine production and quality control of 123I-labelled mIBG at NAC","authors":"D. Du T. Rossouw","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90211-V","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90211-V","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An existing method, developed in our laboratory, has been further improved for the large scale routine production of [<sup>123</sup>I]mIBG. Losses of <sup>123</sup>I during production have been decreased from 16% to <3% and labelling efficiencies of >98% are now consistently obtained. A sensitive HPLC quality control method for [<sup>123</sup>I]mIBG, based on reverse-phase ion-pair chromatography, has also been developed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 1301-1302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90211-V","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12503765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alpha-particle emission probabilities for 239Pu and 240Pu","authors":"C.John Bland , Jean Truffy","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90201-O","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90201-O","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tabulated emission probabilities [e.g. IAEA (1986)] for the α-particle decay of the nuclide <sup>239</sup>Pu appear to require revision in the light of measurements reported here. Although the sum of the probabilities of the two most intense lines, α<sub>0</sub> and α<sub>13</sub>, has been listed as <em>ca</em> 88% since the work of Baranov <em>et al.</em> (1963). However, the individual probabilities measured for these lines were 70.73 and 17.56%, and these values differ significantly from those appearing in reference tables [e.g. IAEA (1986)]. In earlier measurements, the incomplete resolution of two peaks only ∼13 keV apart, or the effects of conversion electrons in producting energy-summing effects may have given rise to systematic errors depending on the type of apparatus used.</p><p>Measurements have been carried out under low geometry with a very thin source of purified <sup>239</sup>Pu and, for comparison, another of <sup>240</sup>Pu. Emission probabilities were obtained from the energy spectra using a computer programme to find a best-fit to the peaks with analytical expressions. The programme is based on an iterative Simplex procedure to find a minimum of Chi-squared. A careful evaluation of the variances provides estimates of the relative uncertainty (at the 2σ level) of each emission probability which are, in all cases, <2% of the measured values.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 1241-1245"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90201-O","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72728162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-energy neutron spectrometry with CR-39 SSNTDs","authors":"A. Abdel-Naby , F.A. El-Akkad , A.M. Abdel-Moneim","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90209-W","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90209-W","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Spectrometric measurements of high-energy neutrons have been made, employing CR-39 plastic track detector. Triple-α tracks, produced by the reaction <sup>12</sup>C(n,n′)3α have been used to measure the energy and angular distributions of the three α-prongs. Applying the energy and momentum conservation rules, the energy spectra of neutrons have been obtained.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 1291-1298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90209-W","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90792351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rene Gail, Heinz H. Coenen, Kurt Hamacher, Gerhard Stöcklin
{"title":"11C-labelling of the analgesic tramadol and its major metabolites by selective O- and N-methylation","authors":"Rene Gail, Heinz H. Coenen, Kurt Hamacher, Gerhard Stöcklin","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90055-J","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90055-J","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For <em>in vivo</em> pharmacokinetic studies with PET, the analgesic Tramadol(1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-dimethylaminomethyl-cyclohexan-1-ol) and its major <em>O</em>- and <em>N</em>-desmethylated metabolites M1 and M2 were labelled with carbon-11. Starting with the corresponding desmethyl precursors, (1R, 2R)-(+), (1S, 2S)-(−)-[<em>O</em>-methyl-<sup>11</sup>C]Tramadol and racemic-[<em>N</em>-methyl-<sup>11</sup>C]Tramadol were prepared by methylation with n.c.a. [<sup>11</sup>C]methyl iodide in DMSO with radiochemical yields of 85 and 90%, respectively. Specific n.c.a. <em>N</em>-methylation of bis-desmethyl-Tramadol (M5) was achieved without base obtaining <sup>11</sup>C-labelled (1R, 2R)-(+)- and (1S, 2S)-(−)-M1 with 90% radiochemical yield. However, a selective <em>O</em>-methylation of (+)- and (−)-M5 was not possible even with an excess of NaOH, and only 70% of (1R, 2R)-(+)- and (1S, 2S)-(−)-[<em>O</em>-methyl-<sup>11</sup>C]M2 was obtained. Quaternization of Tramadol or M1 was > 15 times slower than <em>O</em>-methylation, and was only observed in the presence of added CH<sub>3</sub>I carrier.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 9","pages":"Pages 1129-1137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90055-J","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12504761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improved chemistry for the production of yttrium-90 for medical applications","authors":"Mark L. Dietz, E.Philip Horwitz","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90050-O","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90050-O","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel extraction chromatographic method for the preparation of <sup>90</sup>Y of high chemical and radiochemical purity has been developed. After an initial purification of a <sup>90</sup>Sr stock solution and a suitable period of <sup>90</sup>Y ingrowth, the solution is passed through a series of strontium-selective chromatographic columns, each of which lowers the <sup>90</sup>Sr content of the mixture by a factor of ∼ 10<sup>3</sup>. The <sup>90</sup>Y remaining is freed from any residual <sup>90</sup>Sr, from its <sup>90</sup>Zr daughter, and from any remaining impurities by passing the sample through a final column designed to selectively retain yttrium.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 9","pages":"Pages 1093-1101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90050-O","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77539657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gamma ray slush hydrogen monitor","authors":"Jag J. Singh , Chih-Ping Shen , Danny R. Sprinkle","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90057-L","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90057-L","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mass attenuation coefficients for <sup>109</sup>Cd radiation have been measured in single phases and mixtures of phases of five chemical compounds. As expected, the mass attenuation coefficients are independent of the phases of the test chemicals. As a result of this study, it is recommended that a slush hydrogen monitoring system based on low energy gamma ray attenuation be developed for use on board the National Aerospace Plane.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 9","pages":"Pages 1143-1146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90057-L","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90389602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cross sections of 151Eu(n,2n)150mEu and 159Tb(n,2n)158Tb reactions near their thresholds","authors":"S.M. Qaim , F. Cserpák , J. Csikai","doi":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90045-G","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0883-2889(92)90045-G","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cross sections were measured for the first time for the formation of long-lived products <span><math><msup><mi></mi><mn><mtext>150</mtext><mtext>m</mtext></mn></msup><mtext>Eu</mtext><mtext>(T</mtext><msub><mi></mi><mn><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext></mn></msub><mtext> = 35.8 </mtext><mtext>y</mtext><mtext>) </mtext><mtext>and</mtext><mtext> </mtext><msup><mi></mi><mn>158</mn></msup><mtext>Tb</mtext><mtext>(T</mtext><msub><mi></mi><mn><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext></mn></msub><mtext> = 180 </mtext><mtext>y</mtext><mtext>)</mtext></math></span> in (n,2n) reactions on <sup>151</sup>Eu and <sup>159</sup>Tb, respectively, over the neutron energy range of 8.7–10.7 MeV. The quasi-monoenergetic neutrons were produced via the <sup>2</sup>H(d,n)<sup>3</sup>He reaction using a deuterium gas target at a variable energy compact cyclotron. Use was made of the activation technique in combination with high resolution γ-ray spectroscopy. The transition from the present low energy data to the available cross section values around 14 MeV appears to be smooth.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14288,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A. Applied Radiation and Isotopes","volume":"43 9","pages":"Pages 1065-1069"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0883-2889(92)90045-G","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78537835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}