Assesment of Cyclotron Produced 64Cu Radionuclide with Monte Carlo Simulations
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2024-05-15
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Türkiye Enerji, Nükleer ve Maden Araştırma Kurumu (TENMAK)
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Physical yields and activities of theranostic radioisotope 64Cu were calculated via Monte Carlo simulations. Geant4 simulation toolkit is employed for the Monte Carlo calculations. The study is based on proton irradiation of solid targets at cyclotron facilities. Two types of target material were investigated: Nickel and Zinc. Also, two different target thickness and two beam angles were assessed in order to see the change of yields and activities. The optimum results were achieved at 150 μm thickness, 24 MeV beam energy and 5◦ beam angle for the nickel target, and 150 μm thickness, 30 MeV beam energy and 5◦ beam angle for the zinc target.
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Copper-64, Cyclotron, Monte-Carlo, Radioisotope, Radiopharmaceutical