Cyclotron production of 99mTc: Experimental measurement of the 100Mo(p,x) 99Mo, 99mTc and 99gTc excitation functions from 8 to 18 MeV

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 907-916

  Gagnon, Katherine ^a   Bénard, François ^b   Kovacs, Michael ^c   Ruth, Thomas J ^d   Schaffer, Paul ^d   Wilson, John S ^a   McQuarrie, Steve A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d TRIUMF   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross section; Cyclotron; Excitation function; Proton irradiation; Technetium 99g; Technetium 99m

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM 100; MOLYBDENUM 99; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99G; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC 62; ZINC 63; ZINC 65;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CYCLOTRON; DOSIMETRY; EXCITATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PROTON RADIATION; RADIOASSAY; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

CYCLOTRONS; MOLYBDENUM; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 80051679395     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: 18729614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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