Method and target for the production of 67Cu

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for the production of 67Cu which provides for disposing a target (1) comprising a first layer (2) of zinc-enriched in 70Zn and a second layer (4) of zinc-enriched in 68Zn placed adjacent to the first layer (2), providing a proton beam (3), exposing the target (1) to the proton beam (3) from the side of the first layer (2) so that the proton beam (3) passes through, in the order, first the first layer (2) and then the second layer (4), and subjecting the target (1) to radiochemical treatment in a radiochemical unit (5). The invention also refers to a target (1) for the production of 67Cu through exposure to a proton beam (3). Advantageously, the present invention finds application in the industrial field for the realization of high-power targets for the production of high quantities of 67Cu, specifically for medical applications, and for the development of automatic modules for the extraction and purification of 67Cu from the irradiated material.