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

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

The feasibility study on the production of super(177)Lu radioisotope using a low power research reactor has been conducted. A reliable method for predicting the yield of super(177)Lu produced using the cyclic activation technique based on the Westcott formalism has been established. A specific activ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied radiation and isotopes 2011-03, Vol.69 (3), p.588-593
Hauptverfasser: Duodu, Godfred Odame, Akaho, Edward HK, Serfor-Armah, Yaw, Nyarko, Benjamin JB, Achoribo, Elom Afi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The feasibility study on the production of super(177)Lu radioisotope using a low power research reactor has been conducted. A reliable method for predicting the yield of super(177)Lu produced using the cyclic activation technique based on the Westcott formalism has been established. A specific activity of 243.24 mCi/g was obtained when a super(176)Lu sub(2)O sub(3) of natural abundance was irradiated for 4 h and decayed for 20 h for four cycles at GHARR-1 with a neutron flux of 5.0x10 super(11) ncm super(-2) s super(-1).
ISSN:0969-8043
DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.12.002