New calculation of excitation functions of proton-induced reactions in some medical isotopes of Cu, Zn and Ga

Equilibrium and pre-equilibrium emissions in proton-induced reactions on 203,205Tl

“…Besides, the pre-equilibrium effects increase as the incident energy increases. The results of this study are in good agreement with the earlier investigations [5,[21][22][23][24].…”

“…The neutron-induced nuclear reaction cross-section data are necessary for the domain of fission-reactor technology for the calculation of nuclear transmutation rates, nuclear heating, radiation damage etc. The proton-induced nuclear reaction cross-section data are very important for the production of medical radioisotopes using cyclotrons [2][3][4][5]. Nuclear data evaluation is generally carried out on the basis of experimental data and theoretical model calculations.…”

New calculations of cyclotron production cross sections of some positron emitting radioisotopes in proton induced reactions

“…and γ-emitters ( 67 Ga, 75 Se, 123 I, etc.). The use of positron emitting radioisotopes such as 11 C, 13 N, 15 O and 18 F together with PET offers a highly selective and quantitative means for investigating regional tissue biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology [8]. PET has been developing with the increasing number of clinical facilities raising interest in the use of PET in routine practice.…”

“…In general, the diagnostic radioisotopes can also be classified into two groups; namely β + -emitters ( 11 C, 13 N, 15 O, 18 F, 62 Cu, 68 Ga, etc.) and γ-emitters ( 67 Ga, 75 Se, 123 I, etc.).…”

“…Nuclear reaction calculations which are based on standard nuclear reaction models can be helpful for determining the accuracy of various parameters of nuclear models and experimental measurements. Production rates for different medical radioisotopes such as 61,62,64 Cu, 62,63,65 Zn and 66,67,68 Ga are calculated in statistical and pre-equilibrium model by Gul [11,12] and Aydin et al [13]. Calculations which are based on nuclear reaction models play an important role in the development of reaction cross sections [14].…”