TARGET CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND IRRADIATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240331890A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18738493

    申请日:2024-06-10

    申请人: Curium US LLC

    发明人: Maxim Kiselev

    摘要: A target carrier assembly includes a housing, a target, and a collimator. The housing includes a collimator compartment and a target compartment divided by a vacuum window foil, the collimator being removably disposed within the collimator compartment, and the target being disposed within the target compartment. The collimator compartment is attached to a cyclotron beam line in the irradiation position, and the target compartment is in fluid communication with a cooling fluid supply line and a cooling fluid return line in the irradiation position. The target is cooled by the cooling fluid from the cooling fluid supply line. The collimator directs a particle beam from the cyclotron beam line to irradiate the target and includes a beam entry diameter and a beam exit diameter. The collimator is in thermal contact with the collimator compartment.

    Apparatuses for generating neutrons

    公开(公告)号:US11800630B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17277629

    申请日:2019-03-12

    发明人: Pietro Agostini

    摘要: An apparatus for generating neutrons may include: a hollow casing configured to rotate about a central axis, the casing including a wall having a central region substantially at the central axis and a peripheral region, wherein the wall defines a cavity, and wherein the cavity is configured to contain a first coolant fluid; an active layer at least partially on the peripheral region external to the cavity, wherein the active layer is configured to realize a neutron-generating reaction; at least one particle accelerator configured to direct an ion beam on the active layer to activate the neutron-generating reaction; movement means configured to rotate the casing about the central axis and to force the first coolant fluid to contact the wall at the active layer for cooling the casing; and external cooling including a second coolant fluid contacting at least an external portion of the wall.

    Target irradiation systems for the production of radioisotopes

    公开(公告)号:US11551821B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16548952

    申请日:2019-08-23

    摘要: A target irradiation system for irradiating a radioisotope target in a vessel penetration of a fission reactor, includes a target delivery assembly with a body defining a central bore, a basket that is slidably receivable within the central bore of the body, and a winch that is connected to the basket by a cable. The target delivery assembly is affixed to the vessel penetration of the reactor; and a target passage is in fluid communication with the target delivery assembly. The basket is configured to receive a radioisotope target therein via the target passage and be lowered into the vessel penetration of the reactor when irradiating the radioisotope target. The target delivery system forms a portion of the pressure boundary of the reactor when in fluid communication with the reactor.

    Systems for producing radionuclides using minimal target material

    公开(公告)号:US11495365B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16352516

    申请日:2019-03-13

    申请人: Gregory Gaehle

    发明人: Gregory Gaehle

    摘要: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of systems for producing radioisotopes and improving the specific activity of radioisotopes (e.g., Cu-64 chloride). As described herein, the system includes a target material area or target material shape that matches the proton beam strike area or proton beam strike shape, resulting in optimal thickness with less target material required.

    X-RAY TRANSMISSION IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR THE EVALUATION OF LINAC ISOCENTER QUALITY

    公开(公告)号:US20220331608A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17724027

    申请日:2022-04-19

    申请人: Aktina Corp.

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10 A61B90/00 G21K5/08

    摘要: Systems and methods for determining a radiation isocenter of a linear accelerator (LINAC). Determining the radiation isocenter may include determining a set of three-dimensional (3D) radiation beam axes of the LINAC from two-dimensional (2D) radiation transmission images. The radiation isocenter may be determined based on at least the set of 3D radiation beam axes. Determining the set of 3D radiation beam axes may including constructing a 3D radiation beam axis based on a determined location of a beam axis of a radiation beam generated with a gantry of the LINAC at an angle relative to a reference gantry angle, a determined center of a shadow of a radiation opaque marker in the radiation field of the radiation beam, and the gantry angle.