  In the frame of a systematic study of activation cross sections of deuteron
induced nuclear reactions on rare earths, the reactions on neodymium for
production of therapeutic radionuclides were measured for the first time. The
excitation functions of the natNd(d,x) 151,150,149,148m,148g,146,144,143Pm,
149,147,139mNd, 142Pr and 139gCe nuclear reactions were assessed by using the
stacked foil activation technique and high resolution $\gamma@-spectrometry.
The experimental excitation functions were compared to the theoretical
predictions calculated with the modified model codes ALICE-IPPE-D and
EMPIRE-II-D and with the data in the TENDL-2012 library based on latest version
of the TALYS code. The application of the data in the field of medical isotope
production and nuclear reaction theory is discussed.
