Determination of the excitation function for the B-10(p,n)C-10 reaction with implications for the production of [C-10]carbon dioxide for use as a PETtracer

Authors
Alves, F Jensen, M Jensen, HJ Nickles, RJ Holm, S
Citation
F. Alves et al., Determination of the excitation function for the B-10(p,n)C-10 reaction with implications for the production of [C-10]carbon dioxide for use as a PETtracer, APPL RAD IS, 52(4), 2000, pp. 899-903
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
52
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
899 - 903
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(200004)52:4<899:DOTEFF>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
To evaluate the possibilities of producing useful amounts of C-10 (T-1/2 = 19 s) for use as an on-line, steady state positron emission tomography (PET ) tracer, the excitation function and the thick target yield for the B-10(p ,n)C-10 reaction up to 30 MeV were measured using an adapted version of the stacked-foil technique. The radionuclidic purity of the produced C-10 vers us the inevitable C-11 contamination was evaluated as function of target th ickness and incident proton beam energy. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.