[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Accelerator Seminar today at 14:00

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Date/Time: Wed 2010-09-22 at 14:00

Location:  ISAC II Conf Room   

Speaker:   Paul Schmor (AAPS)

Title:     Review of isotope-producing cyclotrons for medical applications

Abstract: Cyclotrons are the primary tool for producing the shorter-lived
proton-rich radio-isotopes currently used in the biosciences.  Although
the primary use of the cyclotron produced short-lived radio-isotopes is in
PET/CT and SPECT diagnostic medical procedures, cyclotrons are also
producing longer-lived isotopes for therapeutic procedures.  Commercial
suppliers are responding by providing a range of cyclotrons in the energy
range of 3 to 70 MeV.  The cyclotrons generally have multiple beams
servicing multiple targets.  This talk provides a comparison of some of
the capabilities of the various current cyclotrons.  The use of nuclear
medicine and the number of cyclotrons providing the needed isotopes is
increasing.  In the future it is expected that there will be a new
generation of small 'table top' cyclotrons providing patient doses on
demand.



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