Efficiency of I radioisotope production from natural and enriched tellurium dioxide using Te(p,xn)I reaction.

Background: I Iodine (T[Formula: see text] = 4.18 d) is the only long-life positron emitter radioisotope of iodine that may be used for both imaging and therapy as well as for I dosimetry. Its physical characteristics permits taking advantages of the higher Positron Emission Tomography (PET) image quality, whereas the availability of new molecules to be targeted with I makes it a novel innovative radiotracer probe for a specific molecular targeting.