Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets
Recently, scandium-47 has attracted attention in the scientific community thanks to its promising features, making it suitable for targeted radiotherapy and theranostic applications, also in combination with the β+ emitters 43Sc/44Sc. However, in view of possible pre-clinical and clinical studies, f...
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| author | Barbaro Francesca Canton Luciano Carante Mario Pietro Colombi Alessandro Fontana Andrea |
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| description | Recently, scandium-47 has attracted attention in the scientific community thanks to its promising features, making it suitable for targeted radiotherapy and theranostic applications, also in combination with the β+ emitters 43Sc/44Sc. However, in view of possible pre-clinical and clinical studies, finding efficient production routes is still a current research topic. In this work we investigate 47Sc cyclotron production using proton beams on enriched titanium targets. The analysis of the cross sections and yields of both 47Sc (T1/2 = 3.35 d) and its main contaminant 46Sc (T1/2 = 83.79 d) has been performed with the nuclear reaction code Talys (v.1.95). The experimental data (scarce and relatively old) are compared with model calculations and some discrepancies emerge even after the tuning of parameters defining the nuclear level densities, involved in the compound nucleus formation. The 49Ti case allows a more precise cross sections reproduction, conversely the 50Ti case requires further theoretical investigations. Preliminary yields analysis has been carried out for both 47Sc and 46Sc. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14ed4ac11fc4497aa813b56a41e1ce0f2022-12-22T02:39:29ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2022-01-012610500510.1051/epjconf/202226105005epjconf_anpc2022_05005Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targetsBarbaro Francesca0Canton Luciano1Carante Mario Pietro2Colombi Alessandro3Fontana Andrea4INFN, Sezione di PadovaINFN, Sezione di PadovaUniversità di Pavia Dipartimento di FisicaUniversità di Pavia Dipartimento di FisicaINFN, Sezione di PaviaRecently, scandium-47 has attracted attention in the scientific community thanks to its promising features, making it suitable for targeted radiotherapy and theranostic applications, also in combination with the β+ emitters 43Sc/44Sc. However, in view of possible pre-clinical and clinical studies, finding efficient production routes is still a current research topic. In this work we investigate 47Sc cyclotron production using proton beams on enriched titanium targets. The analysis of the cross sections and yields of both 47Sc (T1/2 = 3.35 d) and its main contaminant 46Sc (T1/2 = 83.79 d) has been performed with the nuclear reaction code Talys (v.1.95). The experimental data (scarce and relatively old) are compared with model calculations and some discrepancies emerge even after the tuning of parameters defining the nuclear level densities, involved in the compound nucleus formation. The 49Ti case allows a more precise cross sections reproduction, conversely the 50Ti case requires further theoretical investigations. Preliminary yields analysis has been carried out for both 47Sc and 46Sc.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2022/05/epjconf_anpc2022_05005.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Barbaro Francesca Canton Luciano Carante Mario Pietro Colombi Alessandro Fontana Andrea Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets |
| title_full | Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets |
| title_fullStr | Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets |
| title_short | Theoretical study of 47Sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets |
| title_sort | theoretical study of 47sc production for theranostic applications using proton beams on enriched titanium targets |
| url | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2022/05/epjconf_anpc2022_05005.pdf |
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