Radioisotope production linac [electronic resource].

Published:: Los Alamos, N.M. : Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1981.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: 5 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Los Alamos National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary:

A 70-MeV proton beam would open a new family of medical radioisotopes (including the important /sup 123/I) to wide application. A 70-MeV, 500-..mu..A linac is described, based on recent innovations in accelerator technology. It would be 27.3 m long, cost approx. $6 million, and the cost of power deposited in the radioisotope-production target is comparable to existing cyclotrons. By operating the rf-power system to its full capability, the same accelerator is capable of producing a 1140-..mu..A beam, and the cost per beam watt on the target is less than half that of comparable cyclotrons. The technology to build such a linac is in a mature stage of developmnt, ready for use by industry.

Report Numbers:

E 1.99:la-ur-81-3725
E 1.99: conf-811083-23
conf-811083-23
la-ur-81-3725

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Particle Accelerators

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Note:

Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1981.
"la-ur-81-3725"
" conf-811083-23"
"DE82006131"
1981 linear accelerator conference, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 19 Oct 1981.
Hansborough, L.D.; Stovall, J.E.; O'Brien, H.A.

Funding Information:

W-7405-ENG-36

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