Production and characterization of no-carrier-added 161Tb as an alternative to the clinically-applied 177Lu for radionuclide therapy

摘要

Background¹⁶¹Tb is an interesting radionuclide for cancer treatment, showing similar decay characteristics and chemical behavior to clinically-employed ¹⁷⁷Lu. The therapeutic effect of ¹⁶¹Tb, however, may be enhanced due to the co-emission of a larger number of conversion and Auger electrons as compared to ¹⁷⁷Lu. The aim of this study was to produce ¹⁶¹Tb from enriched ¹⁶⁰Gd targets in quantity and quality sufficient for first application in patients.