Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear Medicine

At the Radiopharmaceutical Research Center (CCR) of the Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), we operate a TR-19 cyclotron for radio isotope production. To broaden our spectrum of radioisotopes with applications in nuclear medicine, we add a new e...

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Main Authors: Liviu Ștefan Crăciun, Tiberiu Relu Eșanu, Radu Leonte, Hermann Anton Schubert, Raul Victor Erhan, Dana Niculae
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/9/1/3
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Tiberiu Relu Eșanu
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Hermann Anton Schubert
Raul Victor Erhan
Dana Niculae
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description At the Radiopharmaceutical Research Center (CCR) of the Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), we operate a TR-19 cyclotron for radio isotope production. To broaden our spectrum of radioisotopes with applications in nuclear medicine, we add a new external beam line towards a state-of-the-art solid target station. Besides practical experience with the implementation of the Comecer ALCEO metal solid targetry system, a new, more efficient way of tuning the beam onto the target and the design of a dedicated neutron local layered shielding are presented.
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spelling doaj-art-6d94e5ee12b54abda896e931f9b5b9cc2025-08-20T03:43:31ZengMDPI AGInstruments2410-390X2025-02-0191310.3390/instruments9010003Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear MedicineLiviu Ștefan Crăciun0Tiberiu Relu Eșanu1Radu Leonte2Hermann Anton Schubert3Raul Victor Erhan4Dana Niculae5Horia Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Reactorului 30, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Reactorului 30, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Reactorului 30, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Reactorului 30, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Reactorului 30, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaHoria Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Reactorului 30, 077125 Măgurele, RomaniaAt the Radiopharmaceutical Research Center (CCR) of the Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), we operate a TR-19 cyclotron for radio isotope production. To broaden our spectrum of radioisotopes with applications in nuclear medicine, we add a new external beam line towards a state-of-the-art solid target station. Besides practical experience with the implementation of the Comecer ALCEO metal solid targetry system, a new, more efficient way of tuning the beam onto the target and the design of a dedicated neutron local layered shielding are presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/9/1/3cyclotronradioisotopes productioncopper-64
spellingShingle Liviu Ștefan Crăciun
Tiberiu Relu Eșanu
Radu Leonte
Hermann Anton Schubert
Raul Victor Erhan
Dana Niculae
Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear Medicine
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radioisotopes production
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title Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear Medicine
title_full Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear Medicine
title_fullStr Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear Medicine
title_full_unstemmed Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear Medicine
title_short Development of TR-19 Cyclotron Parameter Settings for Fully Automated Production of Radiometals with Applications in Nuclear Medicine
title_sort development of tr 19 cyclotron parameter settings for fully automated production of radiometals with applications in nuclear medicine
topic cyclotron
radioisotopes production
copper-64
url https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/9/1/3
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