Evaluation of production cross-sections for 186 Re theranostic radionuclide via charged-particle induced reactions on Tungsten

• Main Authors: Ali, Samer K.I., Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin, Kassim, Hasan Abu
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22551/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.01.035
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

186Re (T1/2 = 89.24 h, E(β−)mean= 346.7 keV, I(β−)total=92.59%), an intense beta-emitter shows great potential to be used as an active material in therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals due to its suitable physico-chemical properties. 186Re can be produced in several ways, however charged-particle induced...