Both ⁶⁴Cu and ⁶⁷Cu are promising radionuclides in nuclear medicine. Production yields of these radionuclides were quantified by irradiating 55.4 g of natural zinc with accelerator neutrons. Clinically suitable ⁶⁴Cu and ⁶⁷Cu yields were estimated by experimental based numerical simulations using 100 g of enriched ⁶⁴Zn and ⁶⁸Zn, respectively, and elevated neutron fluxes from 40 MeV, 2 mA deuterons. A combined thermal- and resin-separation method was developed to isolate ⁶⁴Cu and ⁶⁷Cu from zinc, resulting in 73% separation efficiency and 97% zinc recovery. Such methods can provide large scale production of ⁶⁴Cu and ⁶⁷Cu for clinical applications.

这两个⁶⁴铜和⁶⁷铜是有前途的核医学的放射性核素。这些放射性核素的产量通过用加速器中子照射 55.4 克天然锌进行量化。临床上合适的⁶⁴ Cu 和⁶⁷ Cu 产率通过基于实验的数值模拟分别使用 100 g 富集的⁶⁴ Zn 和⁶⁸ Zn 以及来自 40 MeV、2 mA 氘核的中子通量进行估算。开发了一种结合热分离和树脂分离的方法，从锌中分离出⁶⁴ Cu 和⁶⁷ Cu，实现了 73% 的分离效率和 97% 的锌回收率。这样的方法可以提供⁶⁴用于临床应用的Cu 和⁶⁷ Cu。