Isotope production for medical usage using fast neutron reactions

Abstract

99 Mo was produced by the 100 Mo( n, 2 n ) 99 Mo reaction using 14-MeV neutrons from the D( 3 H, n ) 4 He reaction at Fusion Neutronics Source Facility (FNS) at JAEA. A target of titanium oxide gel with molybdenum oxide was irradiated and used as the 99m Tc/ 99 Mo generator. The growth curve of 99m Tc in the titanium gel target and the elution curve of 99m Tc from the 99 Mo/ 99m Tc generator were obtained.