Simulation, design, and testing of a high power collimator for the RDS-112 cyclotron

Appl Radiat Isot. 2015 Mar:97:87-92. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.12.028. Epub 2014 Dec 30.

Abstract

A high power [F-18] fluoride target package for the RDS-112 cyclotron has been designed, tested, and commercially deployed. The upgrade includes the CF-1000 target, a 1.3kW water target with an established commercial history on RDS-111/Eclipse cyclotrons, and a redesigned collimator with improved heat rejection capabilities. Conjugate heat transfer analyses were employed to both evaluate the existing collimator capabilities and design a suitable high current replacement.

Keywords: Batch boiling target; Collimator; Cyclotron targetry; Fluorine-18; Positron emission tomography; RDS-112.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Cyclotrons / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / instrumentation
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18