Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Radioisotopes in Medicine: Preparing a Technetium-99m Generator and Determining Its Efficiency. |
| Authors: |
Buckley, Paul T., Dugan, Daniel L., Elliston, James T., Filby, Royston H., Lessmann, Jeremy J., Paulenova, Alena |
| Source: |
Journal of Chemical Education. Apr2006, Vol. 83 Issue 4, p625-627. 3p. 1 Chart, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: |
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS, MEDICAL radiology, RADIOISOTOPES, MOLECULES, EXCITED state chemistry, ENERGY levels (Quantum mechanics), THERAPEUTICS, CANCER diagnosis |
| Geographic Terms: |
UNITED States |
| Abstract: |
The article focuses on the application of radiopharmaceuticals as tools used for medical diagnostics and therapy in the U.S. A concrete example was the introduction of small quantities of radioisotope incorporated within a molecule into a patient's blood stream. Technitium-99m was considered the most commonly used isotope for diagnostic imaging. Its advantages are its short radiological half-life, its low energy gamma emission and its ease of incorporation into a wide range of carrier molecules. It has been regarded that the use of technitium-99m presents a safe and effective technique for the diagnosis of many diseases and cancers. |
| Database: |
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