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The LARAMED project at INFN-LNL: review of the research activities on medical radionuclides production with the SPES cyclotron

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The present work reports the status of the LAboratory of RAdionuclides for MEDicine facility, as part of the Selective Production of Exotic Species research infrastructure under completion, along with the main project outcomes gained during the last years, thanks to an ongoing fruitful network of collaborations. The interdisciplinary aspects of the production of medically-relevant radionuclides, such as 67Cu, 47Sc, 52Mn etc., are shown, including the latest technological achievements in targetry, radiochemistry, and applied nuclear physics.

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Authors would like to acknowledge Prof. G. Fiorentini and Prof. A. Duatti for the support since the early stages of LARAMED project, all the INFN-LNL colleagues and the LARAMED collaborators for the fruitful discussions, the ARRONAX and Bern staff for the assistance during the experimental runs.

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  1. Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (INFN-LNL), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Viale dell’Università 2, 35022, Legnaro, Padua, Italy

    Gaia Pupillo, Sara Cisternino, Lucia De Dominicis, Liliana Mou, Carlos Rossi Alvarez, Gabriele Sciacca & Juan Esposito

  2. Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Alessandra Boschi

  3. INFN Sezione di Ferrara (INFN-FE), Ferrara, Italy

    Alessandra Boschi & Petra Martini

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    Sara Cisternino & Gabriele Sciacca

  5. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “Galileo Galilei”, University of Padova, Padua, Italy

    Lucia De Dominicis

  6. Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Petra Martini

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Pupillo, G., Boschi, A., Cisternino, S. et al. The LARAMED project at INFN-LNL: review of the research activities on medical radionuclides production with the SPES cyclotron. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 1487–1496 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09075-0

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