Directory of Cyclotrons used for Radionuclide Production in Member ...

1. ARGENTINA
2005 COUNTRY: ARGENTINA ARG-1
[1] INSTITUTE: Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómica (CNEA)
Avenida del Libertador 8250
TELEPHONE NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
FAX NO.:
[2] PERSON IN CHARGE:
POSITION:
[3]
OTHER SENIOR STAFF:
NAME/POSITION
TYPE OF
Isochronous,
CYCLOTRON: negative ion
MANUFACTURER: The Cyclotron
Corporation
MODEL: CP - 42
[4] CYCLOTRON CHARACTERISTICS:
1 H
2 H
1429 Buenos Aires
+54 11 4379 8250
rocco@cae.cnea.gov.ar
+54 11 4480 0615
Mr. Carmelo Rocco
Head of the Facility
Mr. Ortega Daniel, in charge of Operation and Maintenance
Mr. Guevara Ernesto, in charge of Radiochemistry
YEAR OF:
(I) INSTALLATION:
1994
(II) UPGRADE: Beam current increase
Dual Beams
Beam energies (MeV) 25/42 Yes No
Maximum beam available (µA) 150
Typical beam employed (µA) 100
[5] CYCLOTRON OPERATION:
Total hours (h)/ week h/week for radionuclide
h/week for h/week for
h/week for
production
research maintenance applications
29 22 - 7 -
[6] CYCLOTRON APPLICATIONS: h/week h/week
Radiobiology: Radiography:
Materials science: Proton therapy:
Physics: Neutron therapy:
Activation analysis: Other (specify)
[7] IS THE CYCLOTRON USED TO PRODUCE:
Calibration sources? (specify which & quantity) Yes No
Mössbauer sources? (specify which & quantity) Yes No
X ray sources? (specify which & quantity) Yes No
Intense neutron beam? (specify average En = ?) Yes No
[8] RADIONUCLIDES AND RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS PLANNED TO BE PRODUCED IN THE NEXT 1-3 YEARS (specify):
123 123 67 111
I, I iodide and other compounds, Ga, In
[9] Do you supply radionuclides to other institutions?
If yes and available, name of institution/s and how often?
Yes No
[10] Are clinical studies and/or medical research using cyclotron radiopharmaceuticals
carried out on-site?
Yes No
[11] TYPE OF IMAGING EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE ON-SITE
511 KeV coincidence
Gamma camera
Single photon tomography (SPET)
Positron emission tomography (PET)
–Clinical
–Small animal
–Plant biochemistry
Number
[12] Are cyclotron radionuclides/labelled compounds used or planned to be used for
agricultural applications such as plant biochemistry/research?
Yes No
[13] Is the cyclotron used for nuclear reaction cross-section measurements? Yes No
[14] Is the cyclotron used for targetry development? Yes No
[15] Is the cyclotron used for education and training in nuclear sciences, health physics, etc.? Yes No
[16] Does your institute accept IAEA research fellows for training/experience? Yes No
3 He
4 He
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