Cross Sections for the 100 MeV Proton-Induced Nuclear Reactions and Yields of some Radionuclides Used in Nuclear Medicine

Abstract

Cross sections and yields have been determined for some radionuclides, used in nuclear medicine ( 52 Fe, 77 Kr/ 77 Br, 82 Sr, 123 Xe/ 123 I, 128 Ba, 201 T1), in bombardment of targets with protons of energy < 100 MeV. The experimental cross sections are compared with the excitation functions calculated by the code ALICE in the energy range from the threshold to 100 MeV. At the end of bombardment the thick target yields were as follows (mCi/μΑ-Ιι, in the given energy range): for

Accurate Formulae for the Cross-Section Data for the Radio-Halogen I-123 from Cyclotron Production

“…Medical cyclotrons were utilized to carry out these experimental studies in order to obtain the most accurate results. The latest experimental study, conducted by Zaitseva in 1991, focused on the proton energy range of 48 -100 MeV [24].…”