Operational experience and recent developments at the National Medical Cyclotron

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:199841

Conard, E; Pac, B; Arnott, D W

The National Medical Cyclotron is a radioisotope production facility run by ANSTO and located on the grounds of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. A CYCLONE 30 (IBA) cyclotron is used in the production of short-lived PET radiopharmaceuticals required by the hospital`s PET Scanner and also to produce a number of bulk radiochemicals for processing and distribution throughout Australasia. Following commissioning of the cyclotron and beam lines in October 1991, and the overcoming of a number of early {open_quote}teething{close_quote} problems especially relating to the reliability of the r.f. and solid target transport systems, a steady program of improvements has been pursued. These improvements have included development of new beam diagnostics and the design and installation of a new beam line for SPECT radioisotope production. The current operations schedule includes the production of {sup 18}FDG, {sup 13}NH{sub 3}, {sup 15}O{sub 2} and {sup 201}Tl, {sup 67}Ga and {sup 123}I. This paper will discuss the process of development of the cyclotron to ably meet the present demands on it, and the problems resolved in the pursuit of this goal.

• OSTI ID: 199841
• Report Number(s): CONF-941129--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

40 CHEMISTRY
AUSTRALIA
CYCLOTRONS
FLUORINE 18
GALLIUM 67
IODINE 123
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
NITROGEN 13
OPERATION
OXYGEN 15
RADIOISOTOPES
THALLIUM 201