Abstract
Abstract In order to determine the optimum irradiation conditions to produce the 61Cu for nuclear medical use, excitation curves and thick-target yield curves were determined for the α reactions producing 61Cu, 57Co, and 58Co, and 3He reactions producing 61Cu, 56Co, 57Co, and 58Co, both from natural cobalt. The 59Co(α, 2n) 61Cu and the 59Co(3He, n) 61Cu reactions give cross section peaks of 340 mb and 6 mb at 25 MeV and 35 MeV, respectively. The 61Cu thick-target yields for these reactions at 40 MeV were 6 mCi/μAh and 110 μCi/μAh, respectively. A simple and reliable anion-exchange method was developed to provide carrier-free 61Cu. The purity of 61Cu was determined with a Ce(Li) spectrometer. Photopeak efficiencies have been calculated at principal γ-ray energies of 61Cu, 64Cu, and 67Cu, for a 1/2 in. NaI scintillation camera. Alternative nuclear reactions and the methods for producing 61Cu are compared.
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