Direct Production of 99mTc via 100Mo(p,2n) on Small Medical Cyclotrons

From the efforts of a number of Canadian institutions and private industry collaborations, direct production of 99mTc using medical cyclotrons has recently been advanced from a 1970's academic exercise to a commercial, economically viable solution for regional production. Using GE PETtrace 880 machines our team has established preliminary saturated yields of 2.7 GBq/μA, translating to approximately 174 GBq after a 6 hour irradiation. The team is in the process of assessing the accuracy and reliability of this production value with a goal of optimizing yields by up to 50%.

• CA
  Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute
• LH
  Lawson Health Research Institute
• JI
  Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
• CI
  Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• NR
  Natural Resources Canada
• OR
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory