Published July 2005 | Version v1
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Linear accelerator system for PET isotope production

Creators

  • 1. Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Works, Hitachi, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 2. Hitachi, Ltd., Power and Industrial Systems R and D Laboratory, Hitachi, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 3. Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 4. Hitachi, Ltd., Power Systems, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

The world's first linear accelerator system for PET isotope production has been jointly developed by AccSys Technology and Hitachi Ltd. Compared to cyclotron system, the linac system is lighter and emits less radiation from the accelerator. It is easy to carry into a hospital, and can be set in a room that is also appropriate to set the MRI system. This system was set in Hitachi General Hospital in January 2004. PET Linac system have been operated without troubles for more than one year, and now we believe that linac system is highly reliable to produce FDG medicine for daily treatment. (author)

Part of:
The 2nd annual meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan and the 30th Linear Accelerator Meeting in Japan

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2_lam30/2005proceedings.html;

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
The 2nd annual meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan and the 30th Linear Accelerator Meeting in Japan
Imprint Pagination
819 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 87-91

Conference

Title
2. annual meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan; 30. Linear Accelerator Meeting in Japan
Dates
20-22 Jul 2005
Place
Tosu, Saga (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
40088289
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
DIAGNOSIS; FLUORINE 18; HOSPITALS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; NEOPLASMS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; OXYGEN 18 TARGET; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON REACTIONS; RELIABILITY; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BARYON REACTIONS; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FERMIONS; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRONS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; TARGETS; TOMOGRAPHY; YIELDS

Optional Information

Notes
9 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs., 3 photos