Title :
Design and operation of PET radio frequency quadrupoles
Author :
Sun, D. ; Young, P. ; Moretti, A. ; Dey, J.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Appl. Inf. Corp., USA
Abstract :
The PET isotope production accelerator built by a collaboration of BRF, FNAL, SAIC, and UW consists of four RFQ´s to accelerate 3He2+ ions to 10.5 MeV for production of radioactive 18F, 11C, 15O and 13 N isotopes. The design, tuning, and operational results are presented
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; accelerator cavities; ion accelerators; linear accelerators; 212.5 MHz; 425 MHz; 11C production; 13N production; 15O production; 18F production; 3He2+ ions; He; PET isotope production accelerator; RFQ; isotope production; operation; radio frequency quadrupoles; tuning; Acceleration; Accelerator magnets; Blades; Helium; Ion accelerators; Isotopes; Laboratories; Positron emission tomography; Production; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.753094