Published November 1, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Design and evaluation of a carbon-11 gas target having auxiliary cooling fins in the target cavity for the stable production of carbon-11

  • 1. Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, KAERI, 1266, Sinjeong-dong, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. College of Engineering, Chosun University, 375, Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwang Ju (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. College of Sciences and Technology, Dongguk University, 707, Sekjang-Dong, Gyeong Ju, Gyeongsangbuk-Do (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The utilization of carbon-11 (11C) has rapidly grown since the introduction of positron emission tomography (PET) in Korea in 1994. A 11C gas target with auxiliary cooling fins has been designed, manufactured and evaluated to compare its performances to other targets. The target was assembled from individual fin disks. The fin disks were installed inside the cavity and the cooling jacket. Four targets of different designed have been tested using the KIRAMS-13 cyclotron (13 MeV P+; KIRAMS, Korea). In this study, we report the comparative results for these types of 11C targets.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.032

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.032;
PII
S0168-9002(11)01148-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
655
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 108-110
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
25. World Conference of the International Nuclear Target Development Society (INTDS)
Dates
12-17 Sep 2010
Place
Vancouver, BC (Canada)

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Copyright
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