Comparison of accelerator based radioisotope production potentials in medical imaging

Abstract

Most recent production capabilities of highly demanded radiosotopes in medical diagnosis andimaging is not as high as the increasing number of patients worldwide. We studiedradioisotope production efficiencies of 99mTc, 111In, 18F, 11C, 125,124I, 67Ga, 64Cu ve 86Y atmedical accelerators through hadronic collision simulations by Geant4. We considered torecent production parameters and calculated the optimal values for parameters such as Qvalue, cross section, production energy and irradiation yields. This study also aimed to shedlight on the radionuclide production in the region.