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Radiochlorine: an underutilized halogen tool

  • Suzanne E. Lapi EMAIL logo and Jonathan W. Engle
Published/Copyright: May 1, 2019
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 107 Issue 9-11

Abstract

Halogen radioisotopes have a variety of physical half-lives which are suitable for probing a wide variety of pharmacokinetic processes. Compared with other radiohalogens, relatively little work has been done with radiochlorine. However, high specific activity radioisotopes of chlorine are available from low energy cyclotron production in quantities suitable for positron emission tomography (PET) and fundamental research. In particular, the sole radioisotope of chlorine which may be used for PET imaging, 34mCl, has achieved a state of development that permits imaging in clinical settings though sparse research effort has been focused on this isotope over the last 40 years. Additionally, the other longer-lived radioisotopes of chlorine will likely continue to show utility for more traditional radiotracer studies and chemistry development.

Keywords: Radiochlorine; Chlorine-34m

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Received: 2019-01-07
Accepted: 2019-03-18
Published Online: 2019-05-01
Published in Print: 2019-09-25

©2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial: 150 years of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
  3. Part A: Actinides and Transactinides
  4. Evolution of the periodic table through the synthesis of new elements
  5. Nuclear and chemical characterization of heavy actinides
  6. Direct mass measurements and ionization potential measurements of the actinides
  7. Relativity in the electronic structure of the heaviest elements and its influence on periodicities in properties
  8. The periodic table – an experimenter’s guide to transactinide chemistry
  9. Synthesis and properties of isotopes of the transactinides
  10. Part B: Nuclear Energy
  11. Homogenous recycling of transuranium elements from irradiated fast reactor fuel by the EURO-GANEX solvent extraction process
  12. Separation of trivalent actinides and lanthanides using various ‘N’, ‘S’ and mixed ‘N,O’ donor ligands: a review
  13. Separation of actinides from lanthanides associated with spent nuclear fuel reprocessing in China: current status and future perspectives
  14. Contamination of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station with actinide elements
  15. Protactinium(V) in aqueous solution: a light actinide without actinyl moiety
  16. What do we know about actinides-proteins interactions?
  17. Part C: Medical Radionuclides
  18. Positron-emitting radionuclides for applications, with special emphasis on their production methodologies for medical use
  19. Radiochlorine: an underutilized halogen tool
  20. Radiobromine and radioiodine for medical applications
  21. Radiochemical aspects of alpha emitting radionuclides for medical application
  22. Chelators and metal complex stability for radiopharmaceutical applications
https://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2019-0015
Keywords for this article
Radiochlorine; Chlorine-34m

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial: 150 years of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
  3. Part A: Actinides and Transactinides
  4. Evolution of the periodic table through the synthesis of new elements
  5. Nuclear and chemical characterization of heavy actinides
  6. Direct mass measurements and ionization potential measurements of the actinides
  7. Relativity in the electronic structure of the heaviest elements and its influence on periodicities in properties
  8. The periodic table – an experimenter’s guide to transactinide chemistry
  9. Synthesis and properties of isotopes of the transactinides
  10. Part B: Nuclear Energy
  11. Homogenous recycling of transuranium elements from irradiated fast reactor fuel by the EURO-GANEX solvent extraction process
  12. Separation of trivalent actinides and lanthanides using various ‘N’, ‘S’ and mixed ‘N,O’ donor ligands: a review
  13. Separation of actinides from lanthanides associated with spent nuclear fuel reprocessing in China: current status and future perspectives
  14. Contamination of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station with actinide elements
  15. Protactinium(V) in aqueous solution: a light actinide without actinyl moiety
  16. What do we know about actinides-proteins interactions?
  17. Part C: Medical Radionuclides
  18. Positron-emitting radionuclides for applications, with special emphasis on their production methodologies for medical use
  19. Radiochlorine: an underutilized halogen tool
  20. Radiobromine and radioiodine for medical applications
  21. Radiochemical aspects of alpha emitting radionuclides for medical application
  22. Chelators and metal complex stability for radiopharmaceutical applications
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