title: (86)Y production via (86)Sr(p,n) for PET imaging at a cyclotron.
abstract: Excitation functions of (86)Y production via (86)Sr(p,xn), (86)Sr(d,xn), (85)Rb(alpha,xn), (85)Rb((3)He,xn), and (nat)Zr(d,alphaxn) reactions were studied by means of ALICE-ASH code and the results were compared with ALICE-91 code and experimental data. The greatest nuclear reaction of cyclotron (86)Y production was found out as (86)Sr(p,n)(86)Y process. (86)Y production yield was calculated too. A SrCO(3) thick film was deposited on a copper substrate by sedimentation method. The deposited (nat)SrCO(3) was irradiated with 15MeV proton at 30microA current beam. The separation of Y from Cu and Sr was carried out by means of dual ion exchange chromatography.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural, Medical and Industrial Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, P.O. Box 31485/498, Karaj, Iran. msadeghi@nrcam.org
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aboudzadeh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zali
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zeinali
mesh_terms: D002254:Carbonates / Q000528:radiation effects; D017357:Cyclotrons; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011522:Protons; D011876:Radionuclide Generators; D013324:Strontium / Q000528:radiation effects; D013325:Strontium Isotopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D011522:Protons; D013325:Strontium Isotopes; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes; C054286:strontium carbonate; D013324:Strontium