Evaluation of promethium-147 production by irradiating natural neodymium using medium-flux Tehran research reactor

In this study, the production of147Pm is evaluated by the irradiation of a neodymium (Nd) target in a medium-flux reactor, and147Pm is separated from the Nd-target material using Ln resin. Theoretical calculations and practical experiments have been performed, and an acceptable level of compliance between the predicted results and the obtained practical activity was observed. Furthermore,147Pm with sufficient activity and minimal impurities was produced using the developed process.
Source: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research