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. 2022 Jun 6;9:41. doi: 10.1186/s40658-022-00471-1

Table 6.

The results of the Monte Carlo simulation of the 124I production process

Radioisotope Half Life Decay mode EOB [MBq] EOB [%] After 72 h [MBq] After 72 h [%]
6He 806.7 ms β- 72.483 1.24 0 0
119I 19.1 min EC β+ 138.010 2.36 0 0
120I 81.6 min EC β+ 76.664 1.31 0 0
122I 3.6 min EC β+ 717.393 12.27 0 0
123I 13.2 h EC β+ 672.623 11.51 15.429 10.38
124I 4.2 d EC β+ 214.711 3.67 130.499 87.71
13N 9.9 min EC β+ 3794.831 64.92 0 0
14O 70.6 s EC β+ 143.449 2.45 0 0
119Sb 38.2 h EC 3.848 0.07 1.036 0.70
122Sb 2.7 d β- (97.59%), EC β+ (2.41%) 1.147 0.02 0.518 0.35
119Te 16.1 h EC β+ 8.991 0.15 0.407 0.27
121Te 19.2 d EC β+ 0.962 0.02 0.888 0.59
Total 5845.112 100.00 148.777 100.00

The production parameters: TeO2 enriched in 124Te, 18 MeV protons moderated to 14.8 MeV with 0.2 mm Havar, the proton current of 10 μA. The activity values at the end of bombardment (EOB) and the activity values after 72 hours since the end of bombardment are presented. 124I is highlighted in bold