APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING RADIOISOTOPE

摘要

A radioisotope generating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a nuclear reaction section (30) an interior of which is retained in a vacuum; a source supply section (20) for supplying a source material R consisting of a nuclide necessary for generation of the radioisotope, to the nuclear reaction section; an optical system (10) for emitting pulse laser light toward the source material R supplied into the nuclear reaction section (30) and thereby brought into a dispersed state, thereby inducing a nuclear reaction in the source material R to generate the radioisotope; a product nucleus collecting section (40) for collecting a molecule PI having a nucleus of the radioisotope generated in the nuclear reaction section; and a radiation shielding system (50) for preventing outside leakage of radiations generated in the nuclear reaction section(30). This permits the position of a reaction field of the nuclear reaction to be fixed in a specific small region inside the nuclear reaction section, whereby the space necessary for the nuclear reaction section can be largely decreased. <IMAGE>