Radioisotope Production by Collective Ion Acceleration

这是SBIR第一阶段奖，表彰集体离子加速器的设计研究。这包括对加速过程以及成本、尺寸和屏蔽的优化。这种类型的加速器可能是生产用于正电子发射断层扫描的短寿命同位素的回旋加速器的经济替代品。它可以产生比回旋加速器更大的电流，成本更低。用于正电子发射断层扫描(PET)的商业集体离子加速器的开发将导致正电子发射断层扫描(PET)在较小医疗设施中的应用显著扩大。这将带来健康益处，因为这一强大的诊断技术将得到更广泛的应用。

This is an SBIR Phase I award for a design study of a collective ion accelerator. This includes optimization of the acceleration process, and the cost, size and shielding. This type of accelerator may be an economical alternative to cyclotrons for production of short-lived isotopes for positron emission tomography. It can produce higher currents than a cyclotron, for lower cost. The development of a commercial collective ion accelerator for positron emission tomography (PET) will lead to significant expansion of the use of PET in smaller medical facilities. This will produce health benefits, since this powerful diagnostic technique will be made more widely available.