Production of Radionuclides for Cyclotron Positron-Emission Tomography

摘要

The characteristics of 7.5-80 MeV proton cyclotrons for the production of short-lived and generator radionuclides for positron-emission tomography are presented. A classification of cyclotrons by proton energy is given. Recommendations are made for choosing compact 7.5-12 MeV cyclotrons for producing short-lived F-18, O-15, N-13, and C-11 and cyclotrons with proton energy tens of MeV for producing the generators Ge-68/Ga-68 and Sr-82/Rb-82.