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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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We wish to thank the operating crew of HIMAC for their reliable work. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP17K10381.
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Hagiwara, M., Yashima, H., Sanami, T. et al. Measurement of the excitation function of 96Zr(α,n)99Mo for an alternative production source of medical radioisotopes. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 318, 569–573 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6118-4
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