Cyclotron-Based Production of 67Cu for Radionuclide Theranostics via the 70Zn(p,α)67Cu Reaction

Autor: Santiago Andrés Brühlmann, Martin Walther, Martin Kreller, Falco Reissig, Hans-Jürgen Pietzsch, Torsten Kniess, Klaus Kopka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Pharmaceuticals, Vol 16, Iss 2, p 314 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8247
DOI: 10.3390/ph16020314
Popis: Theranostic matched pairs of radionuclides have aroused interest during the last couple of years, and in that sense, copper is one element that has a lot to offer, and although 61Cu and 64Cu are slowly being established as diagnostic radionuclides for PET, the availability of the therapeutic counterpart 67Cu plays a key role for further radiopharmaceutical development in the future. Until now, the 67Cu shortage has not been solved; however, different production routes are being explored. This project aims at the production of no-carrier-added 67Cu with high radionuclidic purity with a medical 30MeV compact cyclotron via the 70Zn(p,α)67Cu reaction. With this purpose, proton irradiation of electrodeposited 70Zn targets was performed followed by two-step radiochemical separation based on solid-phase extraction. Activities of up to 600MBq 67Cu at end of bombardment, with radionuclidic purities over 99.5% and apparent molar activities of up to 80MBq/nmol, were quantified.
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