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

Table 9.

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- 71.817 0.86 0 0
119I 19.1 min EC β+ 69.079 0.82 0 0
120I 81.6 min EC β+ 38.406 0.46 0 0
121I 2.12 h EC β+ 111.370 1.33 0 0
122I 3.6 min EC β+ 1221.111 14.58 0 0
123I 13.2 h EC β+ 70.596 0.84 1.628 3.23
124I 4.2 d EC β+ 35.594 0.42 21.608 43.13
125I 59.4 d EC 3.996 0.05 3.848 7.66
126I 12.9 d EC β+ (52.7%), β- (47.3%) 17.316 0.21 14.726 29.38
128I 24.9 min β- (93.1%), EC β+ (6.9%) 5404.738 64.52 0 0
130I 12.4 h β- 361.527 4.32 6.364 12.72
13N 9.9 min EC β+ 5161.833 61.62 0 0
14O 70.6 s EC β+ 143.671 1.71 0 0
119Sb 38.2 h EC 1.928 0.02 0.518 1.04
122Sb 2.7 d β- (97.59%), EC β+ (2.41%) 1.147 0.01 0.518 1.05
119Te 16.1 h EC β+ 4.514 0.05 0.185 0.40
121Te 19.2 d EC β+ 0.666 0.01 0.592 1.16
127Te 9.4 h β- 22.681 0.27 0.111 0.22
129Te 66.6 min β- 42.513 0.51 0 0
Total 12784.503 100.00 50.098 100.00

The production parameters: natural TeO2, 18 MeV protons moderated to 14.8 MeV with 0.2 mm Havar, the proton current of 15 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