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Table 2.

Positron emission tomography (PET) isotopes of manganese and their production routes

Isotope	Reaction Channel	Energy Threshold, MeV^a	Thick Target Yield, MBq/μAh
⁵¹Mn	⁵²Cr(p,2n)⁵¹Mn^a	16.3	Not determined
	⁵³Cr(p,3n)⁵¹Mn^a	24.4	Not determined
	⁵⁰Cr(d,n)⁵¹Mn^b	0	110^b
^52mMn	⁵²Cr(p,n)^52mMn	5.9	6910 ± 760
^52mMn	⁵³Cr(p,2n)^52mMn	13.8	6910 ± 760
^52gMn	⁵²Cr(p,n)^52gMn	5.5	13.7 ± 1.6
^52gMn	⁵³Cr(p,2n)^52gMn	13.4	13.7 ± 1.6

Energy range 16.9 → 8.2 MeV protons for the nuclear reaction ^natCr(p,xn).

Energy range 14 → 3 MeV deuterons for the nuclear reaction ⁵⁰Cr(d,n) with enriched target material.9, 11