Abstract: There is provided a generator for short-lived radionuclides. The generator comprises a support, an ion-exchange agent and a parent radionuclide in a steady-state equilibrium with a daughter nuclide, which daughter nuclide can be selectively eluted from said column. A suitable parent radionuclide is .sup.191 OS in equilibrium with .sup.191m Ir. There is also provided a specific Os(VI) complex which has certain advantages.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 1987
Date of Patent:
October 24, 1989
Assignee:
State of Israel, Prime Minister's Office Israel Atomic Energy Commission, Soreq Nuclear Research Center
Inventors:
David Issachar, Jacob Trumper, Shmuel Abrashkin