Nuclear model calculations on the production of auger electron emitter 111In: As a theranostic radionuclide

The main goal of this study is the production investigation of the 111In as a diagnostic and mighty radionuclide in nuclear medicine especially in the Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) technique. Excitation functions based on four main phenomenological level density models were evaluated for the induced reactions; namely, 109Ag(α,2n), 110Cd(d,n),111Cd(p,n),112Cd(p,2n),natCd(p,xn) and natCd(d,xn) using the TALYS-1.8 and EMPIRE-3.2 nuclear codes. Furthermore, simulation code was used for the mentioned processes and, also, the 111In production yield predictions in each reaction were done. Finally, in order to certify the above calculation outcomes, a comparison with the existing data which were taken from EXFOR database was implemented. •Excitation functions were evaluated for 109Ag(α,2n), 110Cd(d,n), 111Cd(p,n), 112Cd(p,2n), natCd(p,xn) and natCd(d,xn).•Simulation code was used for 111In production yield predictions.•Four main phenomenological level density options were selected for cross-section calculations.•Three models were selected from the TALYS-1.8 and one from the EMPIRE-3.2 codes.