1. A facility for the production of iodine-123 by spallation of caesium
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J. S. Vincent, D. L. Lyster, J. W. Blue, and A. H. Dougan
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Iodide ,Radiochemistry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Pollution ,Analytical Chemistry ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,chemistry ,law ,Yield (chemistry) ,Caesium ,Iodine-123 ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Spallation ,Beam dump ,Decay product ,Spectroscopy ,Iodate - Abstract
A facility for the continuous production of iodine-123 by spallation of elemental caesium by 482 MeV protons has been in operation at a TRIUMF beam dump for about 2 years. Radioxenon from the target is efficiently trapped on alumina which is subsequently used to remove the121Te decay product. The yield is 100 mCi/h from a 20 gm/cm2 target at 10 μA. Impurities are125I
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- 1982
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