4th International Workshop on Accelerator Radiation Induced Activation (ARIA'17)

Session

Radioisotopes applications

23 May 2017, 12:10

Gästmatsalen (Medicon Village)

Conveners

Radioisotopes applications

• Riccardo Bevilacqua (European Spallation Source ERIC)

9. Comparison of the 99Mo/99mTc production methods based on electron LINAC and 14 MeV neutron beams: Monte Carlo predictions and experimental results

Dr Lina Quintieri (ENEA Centro Ricerche della Casaccia)

23/05/2017, 12:10

99mTc (T1/2 = 6.0067(10) h), an isomer of 99Tc emitting -ray with energy E=140 keV, is among the most widely used radionuclides for diagnosis in nuclear medicine (NM). In this context, Europe is the second largest consumer of 99mTc, accounting for more than 20% of the global market. A severe supply crisis of 99Mo production arose in 2008-2009, due to the aging of nuclear reactors (presently...