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Ion optical design of the brf-fnal-saic-uw pet accelerator.
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| Author | Larson, D. J. Sun, D. Young, P. E. Bieniosek, F. M. Ostiguy, J. -F. Pasquinelli, R. J. Popovic, M. Schmidt, C. W. |
| Abstract | Production of positron emitting radioactive isotopes 18 F, 15 O, 11 C and 13 N for use in positron emission tomography is important for medical imaging. The present state of the production art is to use cyclotrons to accelerate deuterons to an energy range in the 10's of MeV and impinge the deuterons on appropriate targets. An alternative approach is to use a cascade of RFQ's to accelerate 3 He ions to 10-MeV as the bombarding particles. Due to the lower background radiation, a 3 He accelerator requires far less shielding than a cyclotron, in addition to other advantages. This paper will discuss briefly the end to end ion optics design of an RFQ based 3 He PET accelerator. Emphasis will be on the medium energy beam transport (MEBT) portion. The MEBT required a solution to the difficult problem of matching two RFQ's while allowing room for a gas jet stripper. Our solution to this problem could be modified to allow a match between high power RFQ's and linacs, a problem faced ... |
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| Subject Keyword | Ion Optical Design Brf-fnal-saic-uw Pet Accelerator Pet Accelerator Positron Emission Tomography Ion Optic Design Energy Range Present State Production Art Appropriate Target Medical Imaging Gas Jet Stripper Bombarding Particle Alternative Approach High Power Rfq Background Radiation Radioactive Isotope Medium Energy Beam Transport Difficult Problem |
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