Nuclear data for production of the therapeutic radionuclides 32P, 64Cu, 67Cu, 89Sr, 90Y and 153Sm via the (n,p) reaction: Evaluation of excitation function and its validation via integral cross-section measurement using a 14 MeV d(Be) neutron source

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 717-724

  Al Abyad, M ^a,b   Spahn, I ^a,c   Sudar S ^a,c   Morsy, M ^b   H Comsan, M N ^b   Csikai, J ^c   Qaim, S M ^a   Coenen, H H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

(n,p) reaction; 14 MeV d(Be) neutron source; Excitation function; Integral test; Nuclear model calculation; Therapeutic radionuclide

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; NEUTRONS; PHOSPHORUS; RADIOISOTOPES;

(N,P) REACTION; 14 MEV D(BE) NEUTRON SOURCE; EXCITATION FUNCTION; INTEGRAL TEST; NUCLEAR MODEL CALCULATION; THERAPEUTIC RADIONUCLIDE;

NUCLEAR MEDICINE;

BERYLLIUM; COPPER 64; COPPER 67; EUROPIUM; PHOSPHORUS 32; RADIOISOTOPE; SAMARIUM 153; STRONTIUM 89; SULFUR; YTTRIUM 90; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; EXCITATION; FISSION NEUTRON; INFORMATION; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SPECTRUM; TARGET CELL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

NEUTRONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 33645963460     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.12.020     Document Type: Article

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