Journal
RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
Volume 214, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2023.111290
Keywords
Scandium-47; (CaCO3)-Ca-nat; Reaction cross section; Accelerator production; Excitation functions
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This study experimentally evaluated the excitation cross sections of Sc-47 and its accompanying impurities, comparing the results with previous measurements and predictions. The integral production yields of Sc-47 were found to be relatively high, and its relationship with Sc-44 and Sc-43 is significant for the use of Sc-47 as a therapeutic diagnostic agent.
Sc-47 could be used in SPECT imaging and is also suitable for targeted therapy of small tumours. Application of Sc-47 is quite promising as theranostic with its diagnostic pair Sc-44 or Sc-43. Excitation functions for the production of Sc-47 and its accompanying impurities through proton bombardment of natural calcium carbonate ((CaCO3)-Ca-nat) targets were experimentally evaluated and compared with both previous measurements and TALYS predictions. The integral production yields of Sc-47, as well as the main impurities Sc-44m,Sc-46,Sc-48, were calculated. The consistency of the results with available experimental data was verified for each reaction. The target yield was determined using the measured activity of the produced radionuclides.
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