The present invention concerns a device for the endogenous production of radioisotopes, particularly for PET. The machine is operating in pulsed mode, capable of generating, accelerating and confining plasma, in which under appropriate conditions thermonuclear reactions take place conducive to the production of short-lived, positron emitting radioisotopes. The machine comprises a bank of parallel connected, high voltage, high current capacitors, a number of high voltage, high current fast switches , two cylindrical, coaxial electrodes located inside a high vacuum chamber, a power supply to charge the capacitors, and a high voltage, high current transmission line electrically connecting the capacitors to the electrodes through the fast switches.
Device for the Endogenous Production od Radioisotopes, Particularly for PET.
TARTARI, Agostino;
2005
Abstract
The present invention concerns a device for the endogenous production of radioisotopes, particularly for PET. The machine is operating in pulsed mode, capable of generating, accelerating and confining plasma, in which under appropriate conditions thermonuclear reactions take place conducive to the production of short-lived, positron emitting radioisotopes. The machine comprises a bank of parallel connected, high voltage, high current capacitors, a number of high voltage, high current fast switches , two cylindrical, coaxial electrodes located inside a high vacuum chamber, a power supply to charge the capacitors, and a high voltage, high current transmission line electrically connecting the capacitors to the electrodes through the fast switches.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
