- Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences
- Vol: 34 Issue: 1
- INVESTIGATIONS OF 44Ti PRODUCTION FOR 44Ti/44Sc RADIONUCLIDE GENERATOR
INVESTIGATIONS OF 44Ti PRODUCTION FOR 44Ti/44Sc RADIONUCLIDE GENERATOR
Authors : Buğra Gökhun BULDUK, Volkan YASAKÇI, Elif TUTUN, Perihan ÜNAK, Ömer ARAS
Pages : 30-39
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Publication Date : 2022-07-07
Article Type : Research
Abstract :44Sc is a promising PET radionuclide because of its short half-life of approximately 4 hours and its ability to emit positrons. In this work, a 44Ti/44Sc generator was designed to produce 44Sc. The separation and purification studies were optimized by using 46Sc as tracer. Hydroxamate and Dowex resins were used for separation process 46Sc from titanium. Briefly a 44Ti/44Sc generator system may be a source of 44Sc production in hospitals in future. If it is made suitable for hospital use, a hospital will have the opportunity to work with this generator for many years with a single production.Keywords : 44Sc, 44Ti, 44Ti/44Sc generator, cyclotron, 45Sc(p, 2n)44Ti, hydroxamate resin