Experimental results and model calculations of excitation functions relevant to the production of specific radioisotopes for metabolic radiotherapy and for pet

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 943-945

  Menapace, E ^a   Birattari, C ^b   Bonardi, M L ^b   Groppi, F ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross section; Nuclear models; Nuclear reaction; Radioisotope production

Indexed keywords

METABOLITES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POSITRONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EXCITATION FUNCTIONS; METABOLIC RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

ASTATINE 211; BISMUTH; COPPER 64; GALLIUM; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RHENIUM 186; TUNGSTEN; ZINC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR REACTOR; POSITRON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 4344713952     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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