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Standardization of 64Cu activity.


ABSTRACT: The complex decay scheme that makes 64Cu promising as both an imaging and therapeutic agent in medicine also makes the absolute measurement of its activity challenging. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has completed a primary activity standardization of a 64CuCl2 solution using the 4??(LS)-?(NaI) live-timed anticoincidence (LTAC) counting method with a combined standard uncertainty of 0.51 %. Two liquid scintillation (LS) counting methods were employed for confirmatory measurements. Secondary measurements were made by high-purity germanium detectors, pressurized ionization chambers (IC), and a well-type NaI(Tl) counter. Agreement between the LTAC-based standard and standards from other laboratories was established via IC calibration factors. Poor agreement between methods and with theoretical IC responses may indicate a need for improved ?+/- branching probabilities and a better treatment of ?+/- spectra.

SUBMITTER: Bergeron DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240916 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Standardization of <sup>64</sup>Cu activity.

Bergeron D E DE   Cessna J T JT   Fitzgerald R R   Pibida L L   Zimmerman B E BE  

Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine 20180525


The complex decay scheme that makes <sup>64</sup>Cu promising as both an imaging and therapeutic agent in medicine also makes the absolute measurement of its activity challenging. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has completed a primary activity standardization of a <sup>64</sup>CuCl<sub>2</sub> solution using the 4πβ(LS)-γ(NaI) live-timed anticoincidence (LTAC) counting method with a combined standard uncertainty of 0.51 %. Two liquid scintillation (LS) counting methods  ...[more]

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