Method of making colloid labeled with radionuclide
US5030441A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2121/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A ferric hydroxide colloid having an alpha-emitting radionuclide essentially on the outer surfaces and a method of forming same. The method includes oxidizing a ferrous hydroxide to ferric hydroxide in the presence of a preselected radionuclide to form a colloid having the radionuclide on the outer surface thereof, and thereafter washing the colloid, and suspending the washed colloid in a suitable solution. The labelled colloid is useful in cancer therapy and for the treatment of inflamed joints.
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