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First astatine-labeled compound shipped in the U.S.
The Department of Energy’s National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) on March 31 announced the successful long-distance shipment in the United States of a biologically active compound labeled with the medical radioisotope astatine-211 (At-211). Because previous shipments have included only the “bare” isotope, the NIDC has described the development as “unleashing medical innovation.”
R. Sundaresan, J. O'M. Bockris
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 26 | Number 3 | November 1994 | Pages 261-265
Technical Note | Nuclear Reaction in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST94-A30330
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Spectroscopically pure carbon rods were subjected to a carbon arc in highly purified water. The arc current varied from 20 to 25 A and was passed intermittently for several hours. The original carbon contained ∼2 parts per million (ppm) iron, and the detritus contained up to 286 ppm of iron. The carbon rods remained cool to the touch at >2 cm from their tips. Adsorption of iron from water or the surrounding atmosphere was established as not being the cause of the increase of iron. There is a weak correlation between the iron formed and the time of passage of current. When dissolved O2, was replaced by N2 in the solution, no iron was formed. Hence, the mechanism was suggested as the origin of the iron. The increase in temperature of the solution was consistent with expectation based on this reaction.