Production and separation of 43Sc for radiopharmaceutical purposes

• Main Authors: Katharina A. Domnanich (Author), Robert Eichler (Author), Cristina Müller (Author), Sara Jordi (Author), Vera Yakusheva (Author), Saverio Braccini (Author), Martin Behe (Author), Roger Schibli (Author), Andreas Türler (Author), Nicholas P. van der Meulen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The favorable decay properties of 43Sc and 44Sc for PET make them promising candidates for future applications in nuclear medicine. An advantage 43Sc (T1/2 = 3.89 h, Eβ+ av = 476 keV [88%]) exhibits over 44Sc, however, is the absence of co-emitted high energy γ-rays. While the pr...