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Deuteron irradiation of carbonized poly(styrene/divinylbenzene) resins for the in-target production of [13N]ammonia

✍ Scribed by Elizabeth Zippi; George Kabalka; Gerald Bida; Nagichettiar Satyamurthy; Bruce Wieland


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1992
Weight
941 KB
Volume
43
Category
Article
ISSN
0883-2889

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✦ Synopsis


New polymer-based materials have been evaluated in an effort to improve nitrogen-13 production with medical cyclotrons. A series of poly(styrene/divinylbenzene) derivatives have been synthesized and then pyrolysed to yield carbonized beads. Preliminary cyclotron studies indicate that pure ~3N-labelled ammonia is produced upon irradiation of these materials.