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Investigation of Nuclear Reaction Cross Section by Proton, Deuteron, and alpha Particles Induced Reaction for the Production of Important Radioisotopes for PET Imaging |
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PP: 221-226 |
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doi:10.18576/jrna/090303
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Author(s) |
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W. Wubishet Gezahegn,
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Abstract |
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| The study aimed to investigate the nuclear reaction cross section of reaction induced by proton, deuteron, and alpha-particle for the formation of radionuclides which are used in PET imaging. Positron emission tomography (PET) is an imaging technique that plays an important role in the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer cells using appropriate positron-emitting radionuclides. Production of medical radioisotopes is one of the most important tasks in the field of nuclear technology. To produce medical radioisotopes such as: 〖44〗_Sc, 〖64〗_Cu and 〖124〗_I which are used in PET imaging, the reaction channels 〖44〗_Ca(p,n)〖44〗_Sc, 〖64〗_Ni(d,2n)〖64〗_Cu and 〖121〗_Sb(α,n)〖124〗_I with proton, deuteron and alpha particle energy ranges from 10MeV to 70MeV were selected. For the theoretical calculation of the nuclear reaction cross section EMPIRE nuclear reaction model code was employed and the experimental data were taken from EXFOR data source. It’s found that the theoretical result fits nicely with the experimental value within the selected energy range. |
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