Claims
- 1. The process for obtaining a physiologically acceptable aqueous solution of gallium-68 which comprises binding .sup.68 GeF.sub.6 =to an anion-exchange resin from a hydrofluoric acid solution whereby gallium-68 fluorides are formed in situ from said .sup.68 GeF.sub.6 =, eluting said gallium-68 fluorides from said resin with an aqueous HF solution and neutralizing the aqueous HF solution containing gallium-68 fluorides.
- 2. A kit for the preparation of a physiologically acceptable solution of gallium-68 from a resin column containing bound germanium 68 which comprises a first container having a volume of about 2 to 4 ml in which is aseptically and hermetically sealed a 0.005N to 0.01N HF solution and a second container having a volume of about 4 to 10 ml and in which is sealed a neutralizing agent for said acidic solution.
- 3. The kit of claim 2 wherein the second container is partially evacuated.
- 4. The kit of claim 3 wherein the second container is provided with a hypodermic syringe.
- 5. A generator for gallium-68 fluorides which comprises a column of an anion-exchange resin containing .sup.68 GeF.sub.6 =bound to said resin.
Government Interests
The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. E(11-1)-4115 awarded by the Department of Energy.
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 3rd Ed, Blakiston Co., Philadelphia, 1950, pp. 365-366. |