Production of radioisotopes by direct electron activation

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 488-492

  Weeks, K J ^a   O'Shea, P G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Electron cross section; Neutron emissions; Virtual photon method

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; NEUTRON EMISSION; PHOTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; TANTALUM;

ELECTRON BOMBARDMENTS; ELECTRON KINETIC ENERGY; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON; INCIDENT ENERGY; QUALITATIVE TEST; VIRTUAL PHOTONS;

ELECTRONS;

LEAD; RADIOISOTOPE; RHENIUM; RHENIUM 186; TANTALUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ENERGY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0031966905     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598224     Document Type: Article

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