Mb. Awang et al., EVALUATION OF SM-153-DIETHYLENETRIAMINEPENTAACETIC ACID FOR RADIOLABELING OF PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS BY NEUTRON-ACTIVATION, Nuclear medicine and biology, 21(7), 1994, pp. 905-909
Sm-153-DTPA provides a suitable alternative to Tc-99m-DTPA and In-111-
DTPA as a water soluble tracer for the evaluation of pharmaceutical pr
eparations. The chelate was handled biologically in a similar way to T
c-99m-DTPA and In-111-DTPA. The chelate can be incorporated into the f
ormulation as a non-radioactive excipient and the intact dosage form c
an then be neutron activated to produce Sm-153.