Status of Simulations for the Cyclotron Laboratory at the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy

The Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy is preparing to operate a high-power cyclotron for production of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine, research in radiochemistry, radiobiology, nuclear physics, solid state physics. The cyclotron is a TR24 produced by ASCI, Canada, capable to deliver proton beams in the energy range of 15 to 24 MeV with current as high as 400 µA. Multiple extraction lines can be fed. The primary goal of the project is the production of PET and SPECT isotopes as ¹⁸F, ^67,68Ga, ^99mTc, etc.

This contribution reports the status of the project. Design considerations for the cyclotron vault will be discussed for some of the target radioisotopes. (paper)