Automated preparation of 188Re-labeled radiopharmaceuticals for endovascular radiation therapy

Appl Radiat Isot. 2003 Oct;59(4):225-30. doi: 10.1016/s0969-8043(03)00170-2.

Abstract

We have developed an automated system for the preparation of highly concentrated 188Re-perrhenate, diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) and mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3). The three procedural steps include concentration of 188Re-perrhanerate, chelation and purification and sterilization. The steps are operated by a small micro-controller. The eluted 188Re-perrhenate of 15 GBq/18 ml from 37 GBq 188W/188Re-generator was concentrated to 1.2 ml in 10 +/- 0.5 min with a recovery yield of 95 +/- 1.5%. We obtained the highest radiochemical yield of 95.4 +/- 2.8% and 98.5 +/- 1.2% for 188Re-DTPA and MAG3 at the oil bath temperatures of 95-97 degrees C and 93-97 degrees C, respectively.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Brachytherapy / instrumentation
  • Brachytherapy / methods
  • Computer Systems
  • Computing Methodologies
  • Coronary Restenosis / prevention & control
  • Coronary Restenosis / radiotherapy
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Glycine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glycine / chemical synthesis
  • Glycine / chemistry*
  • Glycine / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Isotope Labeling / instrumentation*
  • Isotope Labeling / methods
  • Pentetic Acid / chemical synthesis
  • Pentetic Acid / chemistry*
  • Pentetic Acid / isolation & purification
  • Radioisotopes / chemistry*
  • Radioisotopes / isolation & purification
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemical synthesis*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemistry
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / isolation & purification
  • Rhenium / chemistry*
  • Rhenium / isolation & purification
  • Robotics / instrumentation*
  • Robotics / methods
  • Systems Integration
  • Vascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Vascular Diseases / radiotherapy

Substances

  • Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • perrhenate
  • N-(mercaptoacetyl)glycine
  • Rhenium
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Glycine