System And Method For Generating Molybdenum-99 And Metastable Technetium-99, And Other Isotopes

摘要

Accelerator based systems are disclosed for the generation of isotopes, such as molybdenum-98 (“99Mo”) and metastable technetium-99 (“99mTc”) from molybdenum-98 (“98Mo”). Multilayer targets are disclosed for use in the system and other systems to generate 99mTc and 98Mo, and other isotopes. In one example a multilayer target comprises a first, inner target of 98Mo surrounded, at least in part, by a separate, second outer layer of 98Mo. In another example, a first target layer of molybdenum-100 is surrounded, at least in part, by a second target layer of 98Mo. In another example, a first inner target comprises a Bremsstrahlung target material surrounded, at least in part, by a second target layer of molybdenum-100, surrounded, at least in part, by a third target layer of 98Mo.

主权项

1. A system for generating isotopes, comprising:
an accelerator; a source of charged particles coupled to the accelerator to inject charged particles into the accelerator; a target comprising: a first, inner target material, comprising a first isotope of a first material; and a second, outer target material comprising a second isotope of a second material, the second outer target material at least partially surrounding the first, inner target material, the second, outer target material defining a passage for accelerated charged particles to the first, inner target material.