A novel method for n.c.a. 64Cu production by the 64Zn(d, 2p)64Cu reaction and dual ion-exchange column chromatography.

Abstract

A novel production method for n.c.a. Cu-64 based on deuteron irradiation of Zn-64 is presented.

The production takes place through the Zn-64(d, 2p)Cu-64 reaction using a deuteron beam of 19.5 MeV energy on highly enriched 64Zn disks.

Keywords

• Zn-64
• Cu-61
• Cu-64
• Zn-64(d
• 2p)Cu-64
• ion-exchange chromatography
• cyclotron
• radioisotope production
• medical radioisotopes
• PET
• radiotherapy
• excitation-functions
• nuclear-reactions
• radiopharmaceuticals
• separation
• cyclotron
• copper-64
• radionuclides
• targets
• ga-67