Nuclear data for cyclotron production of 114mIn/114In and 140Nd/140Pr used in gamma camera monitoring, RIT, ERT and PET

Aim of the presented study is to compare the calculated cross sections for the production of Nd/ Pr and In/ In via different reactions with incident particle energy up to 50 MeV as a part of systematic studies on particle-induced activations on metal target, theoretical calculation of production yield, calculation of target thickness requirement and suggestion for optimum reaction to produce Neodymium-140 and Indium-114m. Nd/ Pr and In/ In excitation functions via Ce( He, xn) Nd → Pr, Pr(p,2n) Nd → Pr, Pr(d,3n) Nd → Pr, Cd(p, n) In → In, Cd(d,2n) In → In and Cd(p,3n) In → In reactions were calculated by ALICE/91, ALICE/ASH (GDH Model&Hybrid Model) and TALYS-1.2 (Equilibrium&Pre-Equilibrium) codes and compared to existing data.