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Lin M, Tian W, Wang J, Gao R, Fan F, Qin Z, Cao S, Ran Z. Optimization of target system for the production of 99Mo via 100Mo(γ,n) 99Mo reaction. Appl Radiat Isot 2023; 202:111059. [PMID: 37812858 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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With an increase of stopping operation of nuclear reactors worldwide, the supply of medical 99Mo becomes difficult and thus many efforts have been made to find an alternative. A process based on an electron linear accelerator (linac) system and a100Mo target via the 100Mo (γ,n)99Mo reaction receives a lot of attention due to the relatively low level of co-produced impurities. This process has been recently developed at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) and the Monte Carlo simulation was used to optimize the target system before operating pilot irradiation experiments. First, tungsten and tantalum, as mostly used converter materials, were tested. The yield of 99Mo was evaluated with respect to the converter thickness and the electron beam energy by means of Geant4 simulations. Besides, the specific activity of 99Mo produced from one-stage approach (100Mo target without a converter) and two-stage approach (100Mo target with a converter) was compared when varying the testing conditions. The two-stage approach was selected for the experiment due to the higher specific activity of produced 99Mo at all tested conditions. A target consisting of a 10 mm thickness of the 100Mo tablets and a 2.4 mm thick Ta converter was irradiated for 40 h (50 MeV with 0.2 μA). The Geant4-calculated specific activity of generated 99Mo at the end of bombardment agreed well with the experimental value, which proved high level of accuracy of the Geant4 simulation. In future studies, the Geant4 simulation will be used to optimize the production process when using high power linac system.
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- Mu Lin
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Fedotova АО, Aliev RA, Egorova BV, Kormazeva ЕS, Konevega АL, Belyshev SS, Khankin VV, Kuznetsov АА, Kalmykov SN. Photonuclear production of medical radioisotopes 161Tb and 155Tb. Appl Radiat Isot 2023; 198:110840. [PMID: 37156063 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The production possibility of 161Tb and 155Tb by irradiating of natural dysprosium with gamma rays obtained by decelerating an electron beam with an energy of 55 MeV has been demonstrated experimentally. The yield of 161Tb was 14.4 × 103 Bq × μA-1 × h-1 × cm2 × gDy2O3-1. Simultaneously, upon irradiation, 155Dy is formed with the yield of 25 × 103 Bq × μA-1 × h-1 × cm2 × gDy2O3-1, which leads to the formation of 1.6 × 103 Bq × μA-1 × h-1 × cm2 × gDy2O3-1 of 155Tb. It has been shown that the isolation of terbium radioisotopes from tens of mg of dysprosium target can be achieved by extraction chromatography, and final separation yield was 39%. The impurity of 160Tb is 7.3% of the 161Tb activity at EOB.
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- А О Fedotova
- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia; National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Akademika Kurchatova Pl., 1, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia; National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Akademika Kurchatova Pl., 1, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Akademika Kurchatova Pl., 1, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute Named By B.P.Konstantinov, NRC «Kurchatov Institute», mkr. Orlova roshcha, 1, Gatchina, Leningradskaya oblast, 188300, Russia
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia; National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Akademika Kurchatova Pl., 1, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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Synowiecki MA, Perk LR, Nijsen JFW. Production of novel diagnostic radionuclides in small medical cyclotrons. EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem 2018; 3:3. [PMID: 29503860 PMCID: PMC5824710 DOI: 10.1186/s41181-018-0038-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The global network of cyclotrons has expanded rapidly over the last decade. The bulk of its industrial potential is composed of small medical cyclotrons with a proton energy below 20 MeV for radionuclides production. This review focuses on the recent developments of novel medical radionuclides produced by cyclotrons in the energy range of 3 MeV to 20 MeV. The production of the following medical radionuclides will be described based on available literature sources: Tc-99 m, I-123, I-124, Zr-89, Cu-64, Ga-67, Ga-68, In-111, Y-86 and Sc-44. Remarkable developments in the production process have been observed in only some cases. More research is needed to make novel radionuclide cyclotron production available for the medical industry.
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- Mateusz Adam Synowiecki
- Radboudumc, Radboud Translational Medicine B.V, Geert Grooteplein 21 (route 142), 6525EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboudumc, Radboud Translational Medicine B.V, Geert Grooteplein 21 (route 142), 6525EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboudumc, Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10, 6525GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Sekimoto S, Tatenuma K, Suzuki Y, Tsuguchi A, Tanaka A, Tadokoro T, Kani Y, Morikawa Y, Yamamoto A, Ohtsuki T. Separation and purification of 99mTc from 99Mo produced by electron linear accelerator. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-016-4959-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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