TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoehr, Cornelia
A1  - Paulßen, Elisabeth
A1  - Benard, Francois
A1  - Lee, Chris Jaeil
A1  - Hou, Xinchi
A1  - Badesso, Brian
A1  - Ferguson, Simon
A1  - Miao, Qing
A1  - Yang, Hua
A1  - Buckley, Ken
A1  - Hanemaayer, Victoire
A1  - Zeisler, Stefan
A1  - Ruth, Thomas
A1  - Celler, Anna
A1  - Schaffer, Paul
T1  - ⁴⁴ᶢSc production using a water target on a 13 MeV cyclotron
JF  - Nuclear medicine and biology
N2  - Access to promising radiometals as isotopes for novel molecular imaging agents requires that they are routinely available and inexpensive to obtain. Proximity to a cyclotron center outfitted with solid target hardware, or to an isotope generator for the metal of interest is necessary, both of which can introduce significant hurdles in development of less common isotopes. Herein, we describe the production of ⁴⁴Sc (t₁⸝₂ = 3.97 h, Eavg,β⁺ = 1.47 MeV, branching ratio = 94.27%) in a solution target and an automated loading system which allows a quick turn-around between different radiometallic isotopes and therefore greatly improves their availability for tracer development. Experimental yields are compared to theoretical calculations.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2013.12.016
SN  - 1872-9614
VL  - 41
IS  - 5
SP  - 401
EP  - 406
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Paulßen, Elisabeth
A1  - Hoehr, Cornelia
A1  - Hou, Xinchi
A1  - Hanemaayer, Victoire
A1  - Zeisler, Stefan
A1  - Adam, Michael J.
A1  - Ruth, Thomas J.
A1  - Celler, Anna
A1  - Buckley, Ken
A1  - Benard, Francois
A1  - Schaffer, Paul
T1  - Production of Y-86 and other radiometals for research purposes using a solution target system
JF  - Nuclear medicine and biology
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.06.005
SN  - 1872-9614
VL  - 42
IS  - 11
SP  - 842
EP  - 849
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Infantino, Angelo
A1  - Paulßen, Elisabeth
A1  - Mostacci, Domiziano
A1  - Schaffer, Paul
A1  - Trinczek, Michael
A1  - Hoehr, Cornelia
T1  - Assessment of the production of medical isotopes using the Monte Carlo code FLUKA: Simulations against experimental measurements
JF  - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
N2  - The Monte Carlo code FLUKA is used to simulate the production of a number of positron emitting radionuclides, ¹⁸F, ¹³N, ⁹⁴Tc, ⁴⁴Sc, ⁶⁸Ga, ⁸⁶Y, ⁸⁹Zr, ⁵²Mn, ⁶¹Cu and ⁵⁵Co, on a small medical cyclotron with a proton beam energy of 13 MeV. Experimental data collected at the TR13 cyclotron at TRIUMF agree within a factor of 0.6 ± 0.4 with the directly simulated data, except for the production of ⁵⁵Co, where the simulation underestimates the experiment by a factor of 3.4 ± 0.4. The experimental data also agree within a factor of 0.8 ± 0.6 with the convolution of simulated proton fluence and cross sections from literature. Overall, this confirms the applicability of FLUKA to simulate radionuclide production at 13 MeV proton beam energy.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.10.067
SN  - 1872-9584
VL  - 366
SP  - 117
EP  - 123
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -