Germanium-68 is used in 68Ge/68Ga generators to produce positron-emitting radionuclide 68Ga. Thanks to its long half-live of 270 days, it can be easily delivered to hospitals as a generator, where it can be used as the source of 68Ga for further labelling.
Cyclone® IKON
68Ge is produced with a cyclotron using proton bombardment at 30 MeV
Nirta® Solid target 30 MeV
GaNi is plated onto the solid target and irradiated with high current creating the 69Ga(p,2n)68Ge reaction.
Pinctada® Ge
Dissolution of the GaNi layer from the irradiated target and purification to obtain 68Ge-chloride used as starting material for 68Ge/68Ga generator manufacturing.
Cyclone® 30 XP
68Ge is produced with a cyclotron using proton bombardment at 30 MeV
Nirta® Solid target 30 MeV
GaNi is plated onto the solid target and irradiated with high current creating the 69Ga(p,2n)68Ge reaction.
Pinctada® Ge
Dissolution of the GaNi layer from the irradiated target and purification to obtain 68Ge-chloride used as starting material for 68Ge/68Ga generator manufacturing
Cyclone® 70
The Cyclone® 70 can also be used for the production of 68Ge using proton bombardment at 30-35 MeV.
Nirta® Solid target 30 MeV
GaNi is plated onto the solid target and irradiated with high current creating the 69Ga(p,2n)68Ge reaction.
Pinctada® Ge
Dissolution of the GaNi layer from the irradiated target and purification to obtain 68Ge-chloride used as starting material for 68Ge/68Ga generator manufacturing