New Cross Section Data for Production of the Therapeutic Radionuclides 64Cu, 140Nd, and 192Ir

Journal Article · Tue May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1945319· OSTI ID:20722503

Hilgers, K; Qaim, S M; Coenen, H H ^[1]

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1. Institut fuer Nuklearchemie, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, D-52425 Juelich (Germany)

For production of the therapeutic radionuclides 64Cu, 140Nd and 192Ir new cross section data are reported, all measured using the stacked-foil technique. In the case of 64Cu, the 66Zn(d,{alpha})64Cu reaction was investigated radiochemically over the energy range of 5 to 14 MeV using highly enriched target material. From the measured excitation function the thick target yield of 64Cu was calculated as 6.6 MBq/{mu}A{center_dot}h. A comparison with other production routes is given. For production of 140Nd, both natCe(3He,xn)140Nd and 141Pr(p,2n)140Nd processes were studied. For the 141Pr(p,2n)140Nd reaction the results are consistent with the literature data in the early rising part of the excitation function; at higher energies, however, our values differ considerably. The yields of 140Nd via these reactions amount to 22 and 128 MBq/{mu}A{center_dot}h, respectively. The excitation function of the 192Os(p,n)192Ir reaction was measured from 6 to 20 MeV and the yield of 192Ir was calculated to be 0.16 MBq/{mu}A{center_dot}h.

• OSTI ID: 20722503
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 769, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on nuclear data for science and technology, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 26 Sep - 1 Oct 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1945319; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COPPER 64
DEUTERON REACTIONS
EXCITATION FUNCTIONS
HELIUM 3
HELIUM 3 REACTIONS
IRIDIUM 192
MEV RANGE
NEODYMIUM 140
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
OSMIUM 192
PRASEODYMIUM 141
PROTON REACTIONS
PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
RADIOTHERAPY
ZINC 66