We have calculated the nuclear binding energy per particle, root mean square (rms) charge radii, neutron and proton densities, and density dependent initial exciton numbers of the target nuclei S-32, Zn-64, Zn-67, Y-89, Zr-90 and Eu-153 used for production of the therapeutic radionuclides P-32, Cu-64, Cu-67, Sr-89, Y-90 and Sm-153. The calculations are performed using the Skyrme Hartree-Fock (SHF) and Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (SHFB) approximations based on an effective Skyrme force. The calculated results are discussed and compared with experimental data and with results obtained using relativistic mean field theory. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.