title: Predicting the yield of (177)Lu radionuclide produced by the cyclic irradiation technique.
abstract: The feasibility study on the production of (177)Lu radioisotope using a low power research reactor has been conducted. A reliable method for predicting the yield of (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 (176)Lu(2)O(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 5.0×10(11) ncm(-2)s(-1).
authors.affiliation: Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon Accra, Ghana. jogd14@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Godfred
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Odame Duodu
authors.forename: Edward H K
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Akaho
authors.forename: Yaw
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Serfor-Armah
authors.forename: Benjamin J B
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Nyarko
authors.forename: Elom
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Afi Achoribo
mesh_terms: D001610:Beta Particles; D008187:Lutetium; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011868:Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D008187:Lutetium