Production study of high specific activity NCA Re-186g by proton and deuteron cyclotron irradiation

Mauro L. Bonardi, Flavia Groppi, Simone Manenti, Elisa Persico, Luigi Gini, Kamel Abbas, Uwe Holzwarth, Federica Simonelli, Zeev B. Alfassi

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Abstract

Very high specific activity (AS) 186gRe could be produced by either proton or deuteron cyclotron irradiation on highly enriched 186W target in no-carrier-added (NCA) form, leading to a A S very close to the theoretical carrier free (CF) value of 6.88 GBq μg-1. Thick Target Yields (TTYs), obtained irradiating both thick metal W targets of natural isotopic composition and highly enriched powdered 186W targets, were measured at different particles energies taking into account high accuracy and precision. The evaluation of radionuclidic purities of 186gRe obtained activating highly enriched 186W by both p and d were also carried out and accurately compared. The thin-target excitation functions for all Re (A = 181, 182, 183, 184, 186 and their metastable levels), and W and Ta coproduced radionuclides will be presented elsewhere in deep details.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume286
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Cyclotron
  • Metabolic radiotherapy
  • Natural W and enriched W-186
  • Proton and deuteron irradiations
  • Radionuclidic purity
  • Rhenium-186g
  • Specific activity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Pollution
  • Spectroscopy
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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