Fission MO-99/Tc-99m Generators -- a study of their performance and quality

Five 99mTc-generators, based on fission Mo-99, from five different manufacturers were studied in April and May of 1977 -- with regard to their performance and to the quality of the eluates. The study covers types of generators not already dealt with in a previous publication [5]. One generator was overloaded with Mo-99; one generator had Tc-99m yields below 70%. One generator yielded eluates containing appreciable gamma-emitting impurities other than Mo-99. Two generators yielded eluates containing trace amounts of Al+++. The content of alpha- and pure beta-emitting nuclidic impurities (other than Tc-99) were in all cases below the limits set in the DLS 79 [2] monograph on Tc-99m pertechnetate obtained from fission Mo-99.