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Calculation of excitation functions for the production of Cu and Co medical isotopes

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Kerntechnik
From the journal Kerntechnik Volume 78 Issue 6

Abstract

Copper and cobalt radioisotopes have been used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the field of nuclear medicine. There is considerable interest in 60,61,64,67Cu and 55,57Co radioisotopes for some applications like PET, SPECT imaging and targeted radiotherapy of tumors. In present study, the production of 60,61,64,67Cu and 55,57Co via 64Zn(p,α)61Cu, 67Zn(p,α)64Cu, 70Zn(p,α)67Cu, 58Ni(p,α)55Co, 60Ni(p,α)57Co, 64Zn(p,nα)6°Cu and 68Zn(p,nα)64Cu reactions have been investigated in the range of 5–40 MeV proton incident energy. The new version of the code ALICE-2011 is used to determine the excitation functions of these nuclear reactions. The calculated excitation functions were compared with experimental results and semi-empirical cross section values of a previously developed model.

Kurzfassung

Cu- und Co-Radioisotope werden in der Nuklearmedizin sowohl für diagnostische als auch für therapeutische Zwecke genutzt. Insbesondere 60,61,64,67Cu und 55,57Co Isotope sind von großem Interesse bei Anwendungen wie z.B. bei PET, SPECT Bildgebungsverfahren und der Strahlentherapie von Tumoren. In der vorliegenden Studie wird die Herstellung von 60,61,64,67Cu und 55,57Co via 64Zn(p,α)61Cu, 67Zn(p,α)64Cu, 70Zn(p,α)67Cu, 58Ni(p,α)55Co, 60Ni(p,α)57Co, 64Zn(p,nα)60Cu und 68Zn(p,nα)-64Cu-Reaktionen untersucht für Protonen im Energiebereich 5–40 MeV. Der neue Code ALICE 2011 wird zur Berechnung der Anregungsfunktionen dieser Kernreaktionen verwendet. Die berechneten Anregungsfunktionen wurden verglichen mit experimentellen Ergebnissen und semi-empirischen Wirkungsquerschnitten eines früher entwickelten Modells.

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Received: 2013-9-22
Published Online: 2014-01-08
Published in Print: 2013-12-19

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  9. Reliability assessment of the passive heat removal system of the VVER-1000 reactor at Kudankulam NPP
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