Systems and methods for the cyclotron production of iodine-124
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsJonathon Andrew Nye, Robert Jerome Nickles
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Abstract
The present invention relates to targets, systems and methods for the cyclotron production of 124I from aluminum telluride (Al2Te3) targets. The systems and methods utilize low energy proton cyclotrons to produce 124I by the 124Te(p, n) reaction from enriched Al2Te3 glassy melts. The 124I is recovered in high yield from the glassy melt by adapted methods of common thermal distillation techniques.
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A method of generating 124I comprising irradiating a target material comprising 124Te-enriched aluminum telluride with protons and releasing 124I from the target material.
A method of generating 124I comprising irradiating a target material comprising 124Te-enriched aluminum telluride with deuterons and releasing the 124I from the target material.
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