Abstract:
64Cu is one of the most widely used radionuclides, mainly used in PET imaging diagnosis. The preparation technology of
64Cu nuclide based on C30 cyclotron was studied in this paper. The target plate for
64Cu production was made by copper. Gold film was pre-plated on the surface of the target to protect the copper plate. After gold plating, the target plate was dipped in HCl and H
2O
2 to remove metal impurities. Then enriched
64Ni layer was electroplated by pulse power. The target was transferred into the solid target station of C30 cyclotron for irradiation, in which the proton beam energy is 15.5 MeV. After irradiation, the target was transferred to the separation and purification hot cell. 6 mol/L HCl and 30%H
2O
2 were added to target dissolving tank. The AG1-X8 anion exchange resin was used for separation and purification to get the final product
64Cu solution. The radionuclide purity, radiochemical purity, impurity contents of
64Cu were measured, respectively. The dissolved
64Ni solution was recycled by AG1-X8 resin when decay was completed. The test results show that the thickness of enriched
64Ni layers is 8.5-16.3 mg/cm
2. The production capacity of
64Cu is over 37 GBq, and the yield is 180-250 MBq/(μA·h). The radionuclide purity of
64Cu is higher than 99.9%, the radiochemical purity is higher than 97.0%, and the impurity contents are less than 0.5 μg/GBq. The new
64Cu nuclide preparation technology is stable and reliable in quality control, and reaches large-scale production level, also provides a stable and reliable nuclide source for the research and development of
64Cu labelled radiopharmaceuticals.