Production of 117mSn in natCd and natIn targets with an α-beam

The conversion electrons and γ-rays emitter 117mSn is a promising theranostic radionuclide produced mainly at nuclear reactors with low specific activity. The variety of possible applications suggests the necessity of a larger production, more likely reachable at cyclotrons.The irradiation of natCd and natIn targets with the 30 MeV α-beam, available at the Heavy Ion Laboratory (HIL) of Warsaw, aims to measure the production cross-sections of 117mSn and its contaminants. Theoretical calculations are also performed to support the experimental results.