Proton Induced Nuclear Excitation Functions of 100Mo(p,2n)99mTc Reaction used as a Tracer in Nuclear Medicine
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https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2024.65.8(SI).5Keywords:
100Mo(p,2n)99mTc reaction cross-section, Exciton model with FKK statistical theory, 100Mo (p, pn)99Mo and 100Mo (p, non-elastic) reaction cross-sectionsAbstract
Because of the importance of using 99mTc isotope as a radioactive tracer for nuclear medicine, the production of this isotope from accelerating protons at energies 1-70 MeV is investigated carefully through the evaluation of the calculated excitation functions of the 100Mo(p,2n)99mTc reaction. For accuracy, the proton interaction channels with 100Mo, the excitation functions of reactions,100Mo(p,2n)99mTc, 100Mo (p, pn)99Mo, and 100Mo (p, nonelastic) are calculated, using Kalbach Systematic approach in Exciton model gathered with Feshbach-Kerman-Koonin (FKK) statistical theory. The results are compared with the available published data in the experimental nuclear reaction data (EXFOR) version of November 2022. The comparisons show acceptable results for the maximum cross-section of producing 99mTc at 16 MeV protons. Also, rare data was searched for the reactions, 100Mo (p, p n)99Mo, and 100Mo (p, nonelastic), to compare the present calculated results.
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