Cu-67 Photonuclear Production

被引：8

作者：

Starovoitova, Valeriia ^{[1
]}

Foote, Davy ^{[1
]}

Harris, Jason ^{[1
]}

Makarashvili, Vakhtang ^{[1
]}

Segebade, Christian R. ^{[1
]}

Sinha, Vaibhav ^{[1
]}

Wells, Douglas P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Idaho State Univ, IdahoAccelerator Ctr, Pocatello, ID 83201 USA

来源：

APPLICATION OF ACCELERATORS IN RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY: TWENTY-FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE | 2011年 / 1336卷

关键词：

Medical isotope production; photon activation analysis; linear accelerator; Cu-67;

D O I：

10.1063/1.3586150

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Cu-67 is considered as one of the most promising radioisotopes for cancer therapy with monoclonal antibodies. Current production schemes using high-flux reactors and cyclotrons do not meet potential market need. In this paper we discuss Cu-67 photonuclear production through the reaction Zn-68(gamma,p)Cu-67. Computer simulations were done together with experiments to study and optimize Cu-67 yield in natural Zn target. The data confirms that the photonuclear method has potential to produce large quantities of the isotope with sufficient purity to be used in medical field.

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页码：502 / 504

页数：3