A heavy-ion production channel of 149Tb via 63Cu bombardment of 89Y. Academic Article

abstract

• The radionuclide ¹⁴⁹Tb (t_1/2 = 4.1 h) is a potential theranostic isotope which can simultaneously be used for targeted-alpha-particle therapy and positron-emission tomography. Feasibility experiments were performed to test a near-symmetric heavy-ion reaction of ⁶³Cu bombardment on monoisotopic ⁸⁹Y. The indirect reaction was studied to avoid isomer production. Offline gamma spectroscopy was used to quantify thick-target physical yields and experimental results show modest agreement to the fusion-evaporation code PACE4. A near-symmetric fission yield was also observed.

authors

• Mcintosh, Lauren

published proceedings

• Appl Radiat Isot

author list (cited authors)

• Wilkinson, J. T., Barrett, K. E., Ferran, S. J., McGuinness, S. R., McIntosh, L. A., McCarthy, M., ... Peaslee, G. F.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Wilkinson, John T||Barrett, Kendall E||Ferran, Samuel J||McGuinness, Sean R||McIntosh, Lauren A||McCarthy, Mallory||Yennello, Sherry J||Engle, Jonathan W||Lapi, Suzanne E||Peaslee, Graham F

publication date

• December 2021

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES  Journal

keywords

• (149)tb
• Copper
• Half-Life
• Heavy-ions
• Isotope Production
• Radioisotopes
• Spectrometry, Gamma
• Terbium
• Theranostics
• Yttrium Isotopes

PubMed Central ID

• 34555596

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109935

start page

• 109935

end page

• 109935

volume

• 178