To assess the feasibility of an innovative medical 99Mo/99mTc production route using a low-energy accelerator, we measured the excitation function of the 96Zr(α,n)99Mo reaction in the energy range from 11… Click to show full abstract
To assess the feasibility of an innovative medical 99Mo/99mTc production route using a low-energy accelerator, we measured the excitation function of the 96Zr(α,n)99Mo reaction in the energy range from 11 to 23 MeV using a 24 MeV α beam. The present results showed higher values than past data in the peak region, although both data were almost identical above 17 MeV. The production rate of 99Mo from a 96Zr target with incident energies of α particles below 23 MeV was also estimated using the measured excitation function.
               
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