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  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Medical Physics
  • Radiochemistry

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  • High-dose-rate brachytherapy utilizes radioactive sources for targeted cancer treatment.
  • Iridium-192 (¹⁹²Ir) is a common source, but Ytterbium-169 (¹⁶⁹Yb) offers comparable dose rates with potential production efficiencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the effectiveness of a method for efficient production of ¹⁶⁹Yb high-dose-rate brachytherapy sources.
  • To compare the dosimetric properties of ¹⁶⁹Yb sources to ¹⁹²Ir sources.

Main Methods:

  • A theoretical framework was developed for ¹⁶⁹Yb source activation and reactivation using thermal neutrons in a research reactor.
  • The model considered precursor enrichment, active source volume, and neutron flux.
  • The framework was benchmarked against published data.

Main Results:

  • Reactivation significantly increases ¹⁶⁹Yb source production efficiency, with gains correlating to active source volume.
  • Increasing active source volume from 1 to 3 mm³ reduced reactor-days needed per clinic-year of ¹⁶⁹Yb by 77%.
  • Resource reduction of 74%-77% was predicted for this volume increase.

Conclusions:

  • Reactivation presents a viable strategy for cost-effective ¹⁶⁹Yb brachytherapy source production.
  • Utilizing active sources larger than 1 mm³ is key to achieving dramatic cost savings.