Dry phase reactor for generating medical isotopes

Mackie, Thomas Rockwell; Heltemes, Thad Alexander

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Title: Dry phase reactor for generating medical isotopes

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An apparatus for generating medical isotopes provides for the irradiation of dry-phase, granular uranium compounds which are then dissolved in a solvent for separation of the medical isotope from the irradiated compound. Once the medical isotope is removed, the dissolved compound may be reconstituted in dry granular form for repeated irradiation.

Inventors:: Mackie, Thomas Rockwell; Heltemes, Thad Alexander

Issue Date:: Tue May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1250444

Patent Number(s):: 9330800

Application Number:: 13/692,212

Assignee:: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
G21G1/001 - {Recovery of specific isotopes from irradiated targets}
G21G1/06 - by neutron irradiation
G21G2001/0036 - {Molybdenum}

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DOE Contract Number:: FOA-0000323

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Dec 03

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES

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Production of High Purity Fission Product Molybdenum-99 patent, March 1974

Preparation of a primary target for the production of fission products in a nuclear reactor patent, February 1976

Volitilization process for separation of molybdenum-99 from irradiated uranium patent, April 1977

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Inorganic sorbent for molybdenum-99 extraction from irradiated uranium solutions and its method of use patent, January 2002

Neutron-driven element transmuter patent, September 2010

Forced convection target assembly patent, August 2012

Techniques for on-demand production of medical radioactive iodine isotopes including I-131 patent, March 2015

Spallation device for production of neutrons patent-application, August 2003

Method for Production of Radioisotope Preparations and Their Use in Life Science, Research, Medical Application and Industry patent-application, June 2009

High Energy Proton or Neutron Source patent-application, November 2010

Device and Method for Producing Medical Isotopes patent-application, April 2011

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Production of High Purity Fission Product Molybdenum-99
patent, March 1974

Preparation of a primary target for the production of fission products in a nuclear reactor
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Metallic internal coating method
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Method and apparatus for the production and extraction of molybdenum-99
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Accelerator target
patent, June 1999

Production of 186Re, 188Re and other radionuclides via inorganic Szilard-Chalmers process
patent, April 2001

Inorganic sorbent for molybdenum-99 extraction from irradiated uranium solutions and its method of use
patent, January 2002

Neutron-driven element transmuter
patent, September 2010

Forced convection target assembly
patent, August 2012

Techniques for on-demand production of medical radioactive iodine isotopes including I-131
patent, March 2015

Spallation device for production of neutrons
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Method for Production of Radioisotope Preparations and Their Use in Life Science, Research, Medical Application and Industry
patent-application, June 2009

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patent-application, November 2010

Device and Method for Producing Medical Isotopes
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Techniques for On-Demand Production of Medical Isotopes Such As Mo-99/Tc-99m and Radioactive Iodine Isotopes Including I-131
patent-application, November 2011

Methods Of Separating Medical Isotopes From Uranium Solutions
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