A combination of SEM, AES and angle-resolved XPS (ARXPS) has been applied to analyse the distribution of chemical compounds in the surface region of electrochemically etched molybdenum tips and to determine the contamination layer thickness. Carbon monoxide, graphite, molybdenum carbide and molybdenum oxide were found to be the main surface contaminants on molybdenum tips. Auger line profiling ...

background: 99mtc is a widely used radioisotope in nuclear medicine centers which is obtained by elution from mo-99/tc-99m generators. usually the generators are either supplied by the iran atomic energy agency or by private companies from foreign countries. in this study we have measured 99mo contamination in 99mtc elute from different generators in a period of one year. materials and methods:...

background: technetium-99m radioisotope is the backbone of any nuclear medicine institute. this radioisotope is acquired by the elution of molybdenum-99/technetium-99m generator which emits 141 kev gamma ray and having 6.04 hour half-life. occasionally the contents of molybdenum-99 may mix up with elute, which may affect image quality and patients may receive higher doses than recommended. this...

We have reviewed quality control testing of dose calibrators and have analyzed the potential for error. The uncertainty in half-lives of reference sources can lead to inaccurate assessment of the accuracy and constancy in dose calibrator performance. Molybdenum-99 contamination of '"Tc used as a reference source can appear as a nonlinear response of the dose calibrator. The useful life of a ref...

Background: Technetium-99m radioisotope is the backbone of any nuclear medicine institute. This radioisotope is acquired by the elution of Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m generator which emits 141 keV gamma ray and having 6.04 hour half-life. Occasionally the contents of Molybdenum-99 may mix up with elute, which may affect image quality and patients may receive higher doses than recommended. This...

In the present work, the accumulation of selected toxic and essential ultra-trace elements in fruits of service tree (Sorbus domestica L.) were determined depending on harvest time. Samples were collected from the same sampling area in two different years and within one year in September and October (maturity state). Harvesting the fruits in the same area excludes the influence of metals taken ...

Interpolated contour maps drawn for aluminum, copper and molybdenum in downstream monitoring boreholes of water dam in Miduk Copper Complex and the values of pH, redox potential (Eh) and distance from water dam indicate different trends of variation and behavior of these three elements in downward groundwater resources. As these maps exhibit, aluminum is dominant in the most alkaline (pH = 9-11...

The LUMINEU program aims at performing a pilot experiment on neutrinoless double beta decay of Mo using radiopure ZnMoO4 crystals operated as scintillating bolometers. Growth of high quality radiopure crystals is a complex task, since there are no commercially available molybdenum compounds with the required levels of purity and radioactive contamination. This paper discusses approaches to puri...