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Table 1 Measured neutron fluxes of the irradiation facilities used for 161Tb production

From: Production and characterization of no-carrier-added 161Tb as an alternative to the clinically-applied 177Lu for radionuclide therapy

Facility

Irradiation time, d

60Co activity, kBq

Measured perturbed neutron flux, n.cm− 2.s− 1

Nominal unperturbed neutron flux, n.cm− 2.s− 1

ILL

10

33.5

7.4·1014

1.0·1015

SAFARI-1

13–16

41.0–54.0

1.8·1014

2.0·1014

SINQ

21

92.3

1.8·1013 a

4.0·1013

  1. aMeasurement performed while spallation target was operated at lower than optimum beam current