Re: Iodine-123

[smithsr <stewart.smith@yale.edu>]

Nordion International of Vancouver, B.C. Canada used the following to produce
123I:   124Xe (p,2n) 123Cs =>
123Xe => 123I
I found 123mTe contaminants remained after 123I
decay.

Igor Azhgirey wrote:

Dear colleagues,

I would like to ask you to provide me with references about
the Iodine-123 production at accelerators. The reaction is
proton + I-127 -> Xe-123 -> I-123.
I am interested in the physical considerations of the 1st
stage: optimal proton energy and target configuration for
Xe-123 production.

Thanks for the help,

Igor Azhgirey,
Institute for High Energy Physics,
Protvino, Russia

azhgirey@mx.ihep.su
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