Improved extraction efficiency of radioactive copper produced via accelerator neutrons method through phosphate buffer-enhanced column pre-treatment

Abstract We report a straightforward and robust method for isolating medical copper radioisotopes 64Cu and 67Cu, generated by an accelerator neutrons technique from natZn(n, x). This study reveals the key role of a phosphate buffer pre-treatment of the cation exchange column in the separation proces...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Mary Alfonse George Mikhail, Tadahiro Kin, Taisei Eto, Kazuaki Tsukada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Copper-64 Copper-67 Accelerator neutrons Phosphate buffer Cation-exchange chromatography Theranostics.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76660-y