I124Iodine 124

Iodine -124 is a radioisotope used in positron emission tomography (PET). It has a half-life of 4.18 days which allows centralized distribution. 124I has been used for a long time for thyroid imaging, for cardiovascular diseases and other malignant diseases and it can also be used for imaging of slow pharmacokinetic processes in the body.

To produce Iodine 124,
we recommend this production route:

  • Recommended

    Cyclone:

    Cyclone® KIUBE

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    124I is obtained from the irradiation of a solid target at 14 MeV. Cyclone® KIUBE can have different fixed exit energy with its Custom Energy feature enabling you to reach the highest purity.

    Cyclone® KIUBE can also be equipped with a degrader foil on the solid target.

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    Target:

    Nirta® solid target

    Highly enriched 124TeO2 (> 99.5 %) powder is melted onto a platinum disk and placed within the  Nirta® solid target. The target material is then irradiated.

    > 50 mCi at 14.9 MeV, 20µA, irradiation for 8 h.

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    Chemistry:

    HighMOR®

    The radioiodine separation is accomplished via thermo distillation with the HighMOR® system at  high temperature to release the iodine. Iodine is then trapped into a solution. This fully automated process is controlled by user-friendly software interface.

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  • Alternative

    Cyclone:

    Cyclone® 30 XP

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    124I can also be produced on the Cyclone® 30 XP.

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    Target:

    Nirta® solid target

    Highly enriched 124TeO2 (> 99.5 %) powder is melted onto a platinum disk and placed within the  Nirta® solid target. The target material is then irradiated.

    > 50 mCi at 14.9 MeV, 20µA, irradiation for 8 h.

    More about Nirta® solid target

    Chemistry:

    Thermo distillation

    The radioiodine separation is accomplished via thermo distillation at high temperature to release the iodine. Iodine is then trapped into a solution. This fully automated process is controlled by user-friendly software interface.

  • Alternative

    Cyclone:

    Cyclone® IKON

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    124I can also be produced on the Cyclone® IKON.

    More about Cyclone® IKON

    Target:

    Nirta® solid target

    Highly enriched 124TeO2 (> 99.5 %) powder is melted onto a platinum disk and placed within the  Nirta® solid target. The target material is then irradiated.

    > 50 mCi at 14.9 MeV, 20µA, irradiation for 8 h.

    More about Nirta® solid target

    Chemistry:

    Thermo distillation

    The radioiodine separation is accomplished via thermo distillation at high temperature to release the iodine. Iodine is then trapped into a solution. This fully automated process is controlled by user-friendly software interface.

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