Target:
Nirta® liquid target
The irradiation of inexpensive natural zinc via 64Zn(p,α)61Cu nuclear reaction provides enough isotope for research applications.
Chemistry:
Hardware ready
Cu61Copper 61
Copper-61 is a radioisotope used in positron emission tomography (PET). It has a half-life of 3.33h. The use of this nuclide is currently low. However, its easy and especially inexpensive production in medical cyclotrons makes it an attractive radionuclide of copper.
To produce Copper 61,
we recommend this production route:
Recommended
Scientific publications
Automated Purification of Radiometals Produced by Liquid Targets
Vítor H. Alves, Sérgio J. C. do Carmo, Francisco Alves and Antero J. Abrunhosa
Fast and cost-effective cyclotron production of 61Cu using a natZn liquid target: an opportunity for radiopharmaceutical production and R&D
ASAN Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Optimized non-conventional radioisotopes production with industrial mid-energy cyclotron
D. Alloni, M. Prataz, B., Smilgys