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Linear Accelerator Drift Tube

Linear Accelerator Drift Tube. Positive Ion Cyclotron Operation. CS-15 Positive Ion Cyclotron Washington University School of Medicine. Target. Targets for Cyclotron. 1. Metals : 111 Cd(p,n) 111 In ( 111 In-DTPA) 201 Hg(d,2n) 201 Tl ( 201 Tl-chloride) 68 Zn(p,2n) 67 Ga ( 67 Ga-citrate)

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Linear Accelerator Drift Tube

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  1. Linear Accelerator Drift Tube

  2. Positive Ion Cyclotron Operation

  3. CS-15 Positive Ion CyclotronWashington University School of Medicine

  4. Target

  5. Targets for Cyclotron 1. Metals: 111Cd(p,n)111In (111In-DTPA) 201Hg(d,2n)201Tl (201Tl-chloride) 68Zn(p,2n)67Ga (67Ga-citrate) 2. Gases: 14N(d,n)15O (H215O, 15O2) 14N(p,)11C (11C-acetate, 11C- palmitate, 11C- glucose) 3. Liquids: 16O(p,)13N (13N-ammonia) 18O(p,n)18F (18F-FDG)

  6. Simple X-ray Tube

  7. Fast neutrons (E of 1.5 MeV) have a low probability of interaction with other nuclei. • They are thermalized or slowed down (0.025 eV) to interact with other nuclei. • Moderators (low MW materials like heavy water, beryllium or graphite) are distributed • in spaces between fuel rods

  8. University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) Columbia, MO

  9. Nuclear Fission 235U144 + n 236U144 236U144 144Ba88 + 89Kr53 + 3n 99Mo42 + 135Sn50+ 2n • 236U unstable - undergoes fission immediately • wide range of fission products - usually 1/3 and 2/3 split of the mass number

  10. I-131 Mo-99 Fission products useful in nuclear medicine include: 99Mo, 131I, 133Xe, 137Cs and 90Sr

  11. Reactor-Produced Radionuclides:Thermal Neutron Reactions • (n, g) reaction: formed by reactions between targets and thermalized neutrons YAz + n Y+1Az + g A=target; A=isotope produced same atomic number, different mass • (n, g) reaction • not carrier-free, since target and product are same • radioisotopic purity can be high if cross section is sufficiently large (e.g. 176Lu(n,g)177Lu)

  12. Reactor-Produced Radionuclides:Thermal Neutron Reactions, cont’d • (n, p) reaction: formed by reactions between targets and thermalized neutrons YAz + n YBz-1 + p A=target; B=isotope produced different atomic number, same mass • (n, p) reaction • carrier-free, since target and product are different • example: 64Zn(n,p)64Cu

  13. Generally decay by b- emission because of excess neutrons Not many are useful for diagnostic imaging, but several are useful for radiotherapy Generally decay by b+ emission or electron capture because of excess protons Many are useful for diagnostic imaging (gamma scintigraphy or positron emission tomography) Fisson/Reactor Products Cyclotron Products

  14. Photoelectric Effect: The energy of an incoming gamma ray is completely absorbed by the atom, and the energy absorbed is used to eject an electron from the atom.

  15. Pair Production: The energy of an incoming gamma ray (>1.02 MeV) is completely absorbed by the nucleus, and the energy absorbed is used to eject an electron and a positron from the atom.

  16. Alpen, E.L. (1998) Radiation Biophysics Academic Press, San Diego, p. 87

  17. Alpen, E.L. (1998) Radiation Biophysics Academic Press, San Diego, p. 105

  18. Hall, E.J. (1994) Radiobiology for the Radiologist J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, p. 154

  19. Latorre Travis, E. (1989) Primer of Medical Radiobiology Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago, p. 92

  20. RBE LET Hall, E.J. (1994) Radiobiology for the Radiologist J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, p. 160

  21. Hall, E.J. (1994) Radiobiology for the Radiologist J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, p. 160

  22. Alpen, E.L. (1998) Radiation Biophysics Academic Press, San Diego, p. 52

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