Argon activation in air at medical cyclotron RDS ECLIPSE during production of ¹⁸F

• Published in: Вопросы атомной науки и техники
• Date: 2009
• Main Authors: Bezshyyko, O.A., Golinka-Bezshyyko, L.O., Kadenko, I.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України 2009
• Subjects: Ядернo-физические методы и обработка данных
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/96426
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Argon activation in air at medical cyclotron RDS ECLIPSE during production of ¹⁸F / O.A. Bezshyyko, L.O. Golinka-Bezshyyko, I.M. Kadenko // Вопросы атомной науки и техники. — 2009. — № 5. — С. 37-39. — Бібліогр.: 5 назв. — англ.

Medical cyclotrons are widely used to produce positron emitting isotopes for positron emission tomography. High
 level of air activation is possible due to high neutron flux as a result of ¹⁸O(p, n) ¹⁸F reaction. Reaction ⁴⁰Ar(n, γ) ⁴¹Ar with radioactive nuclide argon-41 gives main contr...