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Rhenium-188--a generator-derived radioisotope for cancer therapy.

Cancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals (2000-06-14)
F F Knapp
ABSTRACT

Rhenium-188 (188Re) is an important therapeutic radioisotope which is obtained on demand as carrier-free sodium perrhenate by saline elution of the tungsten-188/rhenium-188 generator system. With a half-life of 16.9 hours and emission of a high energy beta particle (maximal energy of 2.12 MeV) and a gamma photon (155 keV, 15%) for imaging, 188Re can be provided at reasonable costs for routine preparation of radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.

MATERIALS
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Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Rhenium, foil, thickness 0.25 mm, 99.98% trace metals basis
Sigma-Aldrich
Rhenium, powder, −100 mesh, ≥99.9% trace metals basis
Sigma-Aldrich
Rhenium, powder, 99.995% trace metals basis
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 0.15mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.2m, diameter 0.15mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.1m, diameter 0.178mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.2m, diameter 0.178mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 0.178mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 1m, diameter 0.25mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 1m, diameter 0.2mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 2m, diameter 0.15mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 1m, diameter 0.10mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.025m, diameter 1.0mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 2m, diameter 0.25mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.1m, diameter 0.25mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.1m, diameter 0.3mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.2m, diameter 0.25mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 1m, diameter 0.3mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.2m, diameter 0.3mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 2m, diameter 0.2mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 0.25mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 0.3mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.2m, diameter 0.2mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 2m, diameter 0.125mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.05m, diameter 1.0mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 0.2mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 0.5mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.1m, diameter 1.0mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 0.05m, diameter 0.5mm, annealed, 99.97%
Rhenium, wire reel, 1m, diameter 0.178mm, annealed, 99.97%