The production of radioisotopes for medical applications by the adiabatic resonance crossing (ARC) technique

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 493, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-175

  Froment, P ^a   Tilquin, I ^a   Cogneau, M ^a   Delbar, Th ^a   Vervier, J ^a   Ryckewaert, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

125Xe; 99Mo; Lead assembly; Medical isotopes; Neutron capture; Resonance

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS; PROBABILITY; PROTON BEAMS; RESONANCE;

ADIABATIC RESONANCE CROSSING (ARC); MEDICAL ISOTOPES;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0037064547     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01173-7     Document Type: Article

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