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Table 1 Terbium-155 activities produced via 155Gd(p,n)155Tb and 156Gd(p,2n)155Tb nuclear reactions at PSI’s IP 2 irradiation station and Bern medical cyclotron

From: Cyclotron production and radiochemical purification of terbium-155 for SPECT imaging

Nuclear reaction

Facility

Target mass (mg)

Beam entry energy (MeV)

[155Tb]Tb EOB [MBq/(µAh)]

155Gd(p,n)155Tb

Bern Inselspital medical cyclotron

38.0

 ~ 10.7

3.09 ± 0.48

155Gd(p,n)155Tb

PSI injector 2

39.7 ± 1.2

 ~ 10.3

0.42 ± 0.26

156Gd(p,2n)155Tb

PSI injector 2

39.5 ± 0.8

 ~ 22.8

3.28 ± 0.65