Commercial cyclotrons. Part I: Commercial cyclotrons in the energy range 10–30 MeV for isotope production

Journal Article · Tue Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 2008 · Physics of Particles and Nuclei

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063779608040060· OSTI ID:22974867

Papash, A. I.; Alenitsky, Yu. G. ^[1]

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1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)

A survey of commercial cyclotrons for production of medical and industrial isotopes is presented. Compact isochronous cyclotrons which accelerate negative hydrogen ions in the energy range 10–30 MeV have been widely used over the last 25 years for production of medical isotopes and other applications. Different cyclotron models for the energy range 10–12 MeV with moderate beam intensity are used for production of {sup 11}C, {sup 13}N, {sup 15}O, and {sup 18}F isotopes widely applied in positron emission tomography. Commercial cyclotrons with high beam intensity are available on the market for production of most medical and industrial isotopes. In this work, the physical and technical parameters of different models are compared. Possibilities of improving performance and increasing intensity of H{sup −} beams up to 2–3 mA are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 22974867
• Journal Information: Physics of Particles and Nuclei, Journal Name: Physics of Particles and Nuclei Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 39; ISSN 1063-7796
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ISOCHRONOUS CYCLOTRONS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY