Method of separating and purifying cesium-131 from barium carbonate

The present invention provides a method of separating and purifying Cesium-131 (Cs-131) from Barium (Ba). Uses of the Cs-131 purified by the method include cancer research and treatment, such as for the use in brachytherapy. Cs-131 is particularly useful in the treatment of faster growing tumors.

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Hauptverfasser:	BRAY LANE ALLAN, SWANBERG DAVID J, BROWN GARRETT N
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION ORPROCESSING OF GOODS COMPOUNDS OF ALKALI METALS, i.e. LITHIUM, SODIUM, POTASSIUM,RUBIDIUM, CAESIUM, OR FRANCIUM CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY METALLURGY NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS PHYSICS PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS RADIOACTIVE SOURCES TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides a method of separating and purifying Cesium-131 (Cs-131) from Barium (Ba). Uses of the Cs-131 purified by the method include cancer research and treatment, such as for the use in brachytherapy. Cs-131 is particularly useful in the treatment of faster growing tumors.