MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF THE RADIATION SOURCE TERM FROM [18O]H2O CYCLOTRON TARGET BOMBARDMENT WITH PROTONS OF 16.5 MEV-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF THE RADIATION SOURCE TERM FROM [18O]H2O CYCLOTRON TARGET BOMBARDMENT WITH PROTONS OF 16.5 MEV

Published:2023-03-13 Issue:6 Volume:199 Page:552-563
ISSN:0144-8420
Container-title:Radiation Protection Dosimetry
language:en
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Author:

Benavente-Castillo Jhonny A¹,da Silva Teógenes A²,Fonseca Telma C F¹,Lacerda Marco A S²

Affiliation:

1. Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , UFMG, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901 , Brazil

2. Laboratório de Calibração de Dosímetros, Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear , CDTN, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901 , Brazil

Abstract

Abstract PET cyclotrons are widely used for producing medical diagnostic radionuclides. The main radionuclide produced in these facilities is the 18F, which is obtained from the [18O (p,n)18F] reaction when 18O-enriched water is bombarded with the proton beams. This work aimed to estimate the radiation source term from the bombardment of an 18O-enriched water target with protons of 16.5 MeV to determine the radiation neutron field around the accelerator.

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Radiation,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Link

https://academic.oup.com/rpd/article-pdf/199/6/552/50026917/ncad050.pdf

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