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

30. SAUDI ARABIA
2005 COUNTRY: SAUDI ARABIA SAU-1
[1] INSTITUTE: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
TELEPHONE NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
FAX NO.:
[2] PERSON IN CHARGE:
POSITION:
OTHER SENIOR STAFF:
NAME/POSITION
NAME/POSITION
[3] TYPE OF
CYCLOTRON:
Positive ion, AVF,
electrostatic
P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211
+966 1 442 7856
Jamnaz@kfshrc.edu.sa
+966 1 442 4743
Eng. Salman Melibari
Head of, Cyclotron Operations
Eng. Salam Rahma, Senior Engineer
Ahmad Algaith, Engineer
Faisal Alromayanman, Engineer
YEAR OF: (I)
INSTALLATION
MANUFACTURER:
extraction
The Cyclotron
Corporation
(II) UPGRADE:
MODEL: CS 30
[4] CYCLOTRON CHARACTERISTICS:
1
H
2
H
3
He
4
He Dual Beams
Beam energies (MeV) 28.5 15 38 30 Yes No
Maximum beam available (µA) 200 300 135 90
Typical beam employed (µA) 100 100 100 80
[5] CYCLOTRON OPERATION:
Total hours (h)/ week h/week for radionuclide h/week for h/week for
h/week for
production
research
maintenance applications
45 < 10 < 10 < 10
[6] CYCLOTRON APPLICATIONS: h/week h/week
Radiobiology: Radiography:
Materials science: Proton therapy:
Physics: Neutron therapy: 25 (on hold)
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
[8]
Intense neutron beam? (specify average En = ?) Yes No En =14 MeV
Radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals planned to be produced in the next 1-3 years (specify):
11 103 123
C, Pd, and I
[9] Do you supply radionuclides to other institutions?
Yes No
If yes and available, name of institution/s & how often?
124 203
I, Pb
[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 Number
� 511 KeV coincidence
� Gamma camera 5
� Single photon tomography (SPET) 3
� Positron emission tomography (PET)
– Clinical 1
– Small animal
– Plant biochemistry
[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
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