Predicting the yield of 177Lu radionuclide produced by the cyclic irradiation technique

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 588-593

  Odame Duodu, Godfred ^a   Akaho, Edward H K ^a   Serfor Armah, Yaw ^a   Nyarko, Benjamin J B ^b   Afi Achoribo, Elom ^a  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

177Lu; Cyclic irradiation; Low power research reactor; Radioisotope production; Westcott convention; Yield

Indexed keywords

177LU; CYCLIC IRRADIATION; LOW POWER; RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION; WESTCOTT CONVENTION; YIELD;

IRRADIATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REACTORS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

BARIUM; BROMINE 82; CERIUM; LUTETIUM; LUTETIUM 176; LUTETIUM 177; NEPTUNIUM; SELENIUM 75; TANTALUM; TERBIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC IRRADIATION TECHNIQUE; ENERGY YIELD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; RELIABILITY; ELECTRON; NUCLEAR REACTOR; SYNTHESIS;

BETA PARTICLES; LUTETIUM; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 78751701213     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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