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… in the radionuclide generator
Radioactive
equilibrium
between
99
Mo and
99m
Tc builds up
again after each
elution
widely used to produce certain radioisotopes in the clinic
Involves a relatively long-lived radioisotope which decays
into the isotope of interest
eluant
air tube
protection material
Absorber, loaded with
parent nuclid (
99
Mo
)
Collected solution with
(
99m
Tc
)