NOVEL COMPACT CYCLOTRONS FOR PRODUCTION OF RADIONUCLIDES

P.V. Bogdanov, I.N. Vasilchenko, M.F. Vorogushin, A.V. Galchuk, S.V. Grigorenko, V.G. Mudrolubov, A.P. Strokachª, S.E. Sychevsky

Federal State Unitary Enterprise Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Abstract

The production of radionuclides for medicine is an important field of application of modern cyclotrons for average energies accelerating light particles (protons and deuterons).

A series of compact cyclotrons, such as the CC-12, the CC-18/9 and the MCC-30/15 intended for the production of photon and positron emitters for SPECT and PET diagnostic centers has been designed and manufactured at the D.V. Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus. The cyclotrons ensure the acceleration of negative hydrogen and deuterium ions up to the following energies: the СС-12 – up to 12 MeV (hydrogen ions); the СС-18/9 – up to 18 MeV (hydrogen ions) and up to 9 MeV (deuterium ions); the МСС-30/15 – variable energy: 18÷30 MeV (hydrogen ions) and 9÷15 MeV (deuterium ions). An external injection system is used in these cyclotrons; the beams of accelerated protons and deuterons are extracted by ion stripping on carbon foils.

The main advantage of the aforementioned cyclotrons is an easy access to the devices located inside vacuum chambers by moving apart a part of the magnet to a distance of up to 800 mm along the guides (the median plane of the cyclotron is located vertically).

Successful putting into operation of two CC-18/9 cyclotrons, one in Turky, Finland (2005) and the other in St.Petersburg (2006) allows us to realize a serial production of these accelerators intended for use at PET centers.

The parameters and characteristics of the main units of the aforementioned accelerators are given.

ª – corresponding author

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