Global Patent Index - EP 1038300 A1

EP 1038300 A1 20000927 - HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE MINIATURIZED CERAMIC STRONTIUM 90 RADIATION SOURCE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

Title (en)

HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE MINIATURIZED CERAMIC STRONTIUM 90 RADIATION SOURCE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

Title (de)

HOCHRADIOAKTIVE MINIATURISIERTE KERAMISCHE STRONTIUM-90-STRAHLENQUELLEN UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

SOURCES DE RAYONNEMENT EN CERAMIQUE A BASE DE STRONTIUM 90 MINIATURISEES HAUTEMENT RADIOACTIVES ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DESDITES SOURCES

Publication

EP 1038300 A1 20000927 (DE)

Application

EP 99947320 A 19990913

Priority

  • DE 19848312 A 19981013
  • EP 9906732 W 19990913
  • US 10670098 P 19981102

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0022628A1] The invention relates to highly radioactive miniaturized cylindrical radiation sources made of strontium 90/titanate, strontium 90/ zirconate and strontium 90/silicate. Said radiation sources have an activity that is greater than 25 mCi/mm<3>, preferably >/= 30 mCi/mm<3>, and a diameter of less than 0.7 mm, preferably less than 0.4 mm. The invention also relates to a method for producing these extremely small but highly radioactive radiation sources.

IPC 1-7

G21G 4/06

IPC 8 full level

A61K 51/00 (2006.01); A61M 36/14 (2006.01); C01F 13/00 (2006.01); C01F 15/00 (2006.01); C01G 43/00 (2006.01); C01G 56/00 (2006.01); C01G 57/00 (2006.01); C01G 99/00 (2010.01); G21C 21/00 (2006.01); G21G 4/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G21G 4/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0022628A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0022628 A1 20000420; EP 1038300 A1 20000927; EP 1038300 B1 20011205; US 6613303 B1 20030902

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9906732 W 19990913; EP 99947320 A 19990913; US 55400800 A 20000710