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The production of 123I from 123Te by the l23Te(p, n)123I reaction at various target enrichments (99.9, 91, 85.4, and 70.1%) was simulated using ALICE and SRIM programs. The 123I production feasibility by the above reaction was evaluated. The calculations give more accurate results for proton beam energy of less than 30 MeV. The cross sections of all tellurium reactions with proton were calculated at 0–30 MeV proton beam energy with ALICE program, and the yield of 123I was calculated by analytical methods. Our prediction for 123I production via bombardment of 123Te (99.9%) with a proton beam energy of 5–15 MeV is about 7.2 mCi μA−1 h−1.
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Published in Russian in Radiokhimiya, 2008, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 460–463.
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Sadeghi, M., Kakavand, T., Moghaddam, K.K. et al. Using computer simulation techniques to design a tellurium-123 target for 123I production. Radiochemistry 50, 530–534 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1066362208050160
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