Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1876741 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
131Cs is an X-ray emitter radioisotope gaining interest in prostate brachytherapy. It is generally produced via the 130Ba(n,γ)131Baâ131Cs process in thermal-flux reactors. Here we investigate its cyclotron production possibilities. Excitation function of the 131Xe(p,n)131Cs reaction was measured up to 35 MeV using the stacked gascell technique and high-resolution X-ray spectrometry. The experimental data were compared with results of the ALICE-IPPE and EMPIRE-II codes and curves taken from the PADF and TENDL database. The calculated integral yield was 17 MBq/μA h in the energy range Ep=20â7 MeV. Comparison of cyclotron and reactor production routes was given.
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Authors
F. Tárkányi, A. Hermanne, S. Takács, R.A. Rebeles, P. Van den Winkel, B. Király, F. Ditrói, A.V. Ignatyuk,