Speaker
Dr
Gaia Dellepiane
(Tera Care Foundation)
Summary
This study investigated the production of copper radionuclides (61Cu, 64Cu, 67Cu) at an 18 MeV medical cyclotron using zinc targets with varying isotopic enrichment. The cross sections of all nuclear reactions leading to copper radioisotopes within the relevant energy range were measured. Based on these results, optimized irradiation parameters were identified, and experimental production tests validated the approach. The findings demonstrate the feasibility of producing the theranostic pairs 61Cu/67Cu and 64Cu/67Cu within a single facility, supporting decentralized production of copper-based radiopharmaceuticals for nuclear medicine.
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Author
Dr
Gaia Dellepiane
(Tera Care Foundation)
Co-authors
Dr
Pierluigi Casolaro
(Department of Physics Ettore Pancini, University of Napoli Federico II, 80126 Napoli, Italy)
Dr
Isidre Mateu
(Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC), Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland)
Prof.
Paola Scampoli
(Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC), Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland)
Dr
Saverio Braccini
(Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC), Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland)
