TDCR切伦科夫计数法测量223Ra的活度

Determination of 223Ra Activity by TDCR Cherenkov Counting Technique

  • 摘要: 针对药物研发及临床应用过程中对医用α核素223Ra活度的准确测量需求,本研究建立了三管-两管符合比(TDCR)切伦科夫计数测量223Ra活度的方法。使用TDCR液闪计数器对223Ra的活度进行标定,测量获取了223Ra的切伦科夫光能谱及TDCR效率校正曲线,并比较了223Ra与224Ra的切伦科夫光能谱、探测效率以及颜色淬灭对二者的影响。结果表明,源自子体核素211Pb及207Tl的切伦科夫光可用于223Ra活度的准确测量,探测效率最高可达60%,最小可探测活度为0.2 Bq。TDCR值与223Ra的探测效率有良好的相关性,可用于223Ra活度测量时的效率校正。TDCR切伦科夫计数法测量223Ra的探测效率与224Ra相当,但颜色淬灭对223Ra的影响更为显著。研究结果证实,TDCR切伦科夫计数法能够实现223Ra活度的准确测量,可以应用于药物研发及临床实践。

     

    Abstract: To address the requirement for accurate activity measurement of the medical α-emitting radionuclide 223Ra in radiopharmaceutical development and clinical application, this study established a triple-to-double coincidence ratio (TDCR) Cherenkov counting method for measuring 223Ra activity. In this work, a TDCR liquid scintillation counter was used to calibrate the activity of 223Ra. The Cherenkov spectra of 223Ra and the TDCR efficiency correction curve was obtained. The Cherenkov spectra, detection efficiencies, and the effects of color quenching between 223Ra and 224Ra were compared. The results showed that Cherenkov light originating from the daughter nuclides 211Pb and 207Tl can be used for accurate activity determination of 223Ra, with a maximum detection efficiency of up to 60% and a minimum detectable activity of 0.2 Bq. A good correlation was observed between TDCR values and the detection efficiency of 223Ra, enabling efficiency correction in activity measurements. The TDCR Cherenkov counting method exhibited similar detection efficiencies for 223Ra and 224Ra, whereas color quenching affected 223Ra more significantly. This study demonstrated that TDCR Cherenkov counting offers a sensitive, accurate, and rapid approach for determining the activity of 223Ra, supporting radiopharmaceutical development and clinical applications.

     

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