title: High specific activity ⁶¹Cu via ⁶⁴Zn(p,α)⁶¹Cu reaction at low proton energies.
abstract: The PET radionuclide (61)Cu is accessible through several nuclear reactions. Besides the common production route via (61)Ni(p,n)(61)Cu the (64)Zn(p,α)(61)Cu reaction offers some advantages. Especially the comparatively cheap enriched (64)Zn makes this process economical. For fast product purification and recycling of target material an ion exchange cascade was developed. In addition a separation technique with a copper selective resin was tested. (61)Cu with specific activities up to 1000 GBq/μmol was produced with these methods.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiopharmacy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, P.O. Box 510 119, 01314 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thieme
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Preusche
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rajander
authors.forename: Hans-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Pietzsch
authors.forename: Jan-Olof
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Lill
authors.forename: Michael
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authors.lastname: Kaden
authors.forename: Olof
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authors.lastname: Solin
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steinbach