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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Saed Mirzadeh, Knoxville, TN (US);
Miting Du, Knoxville, TN (US);
Arnold L. Beets, Clinton, TN (US);
Furn F. Knapp, Jr., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/06 ;
Abstract
A new composition of matter includes Pt characterized by a specific activity of at least 30 mCi/mg Pt, generally made by method that includes the steps of: exposing Ir to a flux of neutrons sufficient to convert a portion of the Ir to Pt to form an irradiated material; dissolving the irradiated material to form an intermediate solution comprising Ir and Pt; and separating the Pt from the Ir by cation exchange chromatography to produce Pt.