| NUKLEONIKA 2010, 55(3):401-405
ENRICHED WATER-H218O PURIFICATION TO BE USED
IN ROUTINE 18FDG PRODUCTION
Abdul H. Al Rayyes
Cyclotron Division, Chemistry Department, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria,
P. O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria
18O-water obtained from an 2-deoxy-2-[18F]-fluoro-D-glucose (18FDG, Synthera) synthesis unit is used for purification. The purification process consists of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation followed by a distillation in a preevacuated system. After purification, the loss of enriched water was about only 5%. Organic compounds, radioisotopes, trace metals and gases are eliminated efficiently. Results show that there is no significant difference in the production yield of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]-fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) whether using purified enriched water by the proposed method of purification or using the new enriched water. This method offers the necessary precaution from contamination by tritium during the purification process. The obtained 18FDG or Na-18F using the purified 18O-water is of tritium free.
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