Electron accelerator´s production of technetium-99m for nuclear medicine

Author

Uvarov, V.L. ; Dikiy, N.P. ; Dovbnya, A.N. ; Medvedyeva, Ye P. ; Pugachov, G.D. ; Tur, Yu.D.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Phys. & Technol., Acad. of Sci., Kharkov, Ukraine

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

3840

Abstract

At present Technetium-99m provides up to 90% isotopic products used in nuclear medicine. The generator Molybdenum-99 is mainly produced in fission reactors. Most of reactors used for this production are approaching the end of their working life. One suggests to use photonuclear reactions in ¹⁰⁰Mo under influence of bremsstrahlung of a powerful electron accelerator as an alternative method of ^99mTc production. Report contents both an analysis, of some technical, economical and ecological aspects of method and the results of experimental production of ^99mTc with KIPT electron linac, as well as results of medical test of produced radiopharmaceuticals

Keywords

electron accelerators; linear accelerators; radioisotope imaging; radioisotopes; technetium; ⁹⁹Tc^m; KIPT electron linac; Tc; bremsstrahlung; isotopic products; radiopharmaceuticals; Acceleration; Electron accelerators; Fission reactors; Inductors; Linear particle accelerator; Medical tests; Nuclear medicine; Nuclear power generation; Power generation economics; Production;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4376-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1997.753433

Filename

753433