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31. SLOVAKIA
2005 COUNTRY: SLOVAKIA SLR-1
[1] INSTITUTE: Slovak Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing
Cyclotron Centre of the Slovak Republic
TELEPHONE NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
FAX NO.:
[2] PERSON IN CHARGE:
POSITION:
OTHER SENIOR STAFF:
NAME/POSITION
Stefanovicova 4, P.O. Box 76, SK-81005 Bratislava
+421 7 524 91085
podhorsky@normoff.gov.sk
+421 7 524 91050
Dr. Dusan Podhorsky
Chairman
Dr. Peter Kovac, Senior Operators
Dr. Josef Kristiak, Senior Scientist
Professor Fedor Macasek, Senior Scientist
Professor Jan Ruzicka, Scientific Secretary
Professor Stefan Saro, Senior Scientist
[3] TYPE OF
Fixed energy H
CYCLOTRON:
- and
D - YEAR OF: (I)
2001 - 2002
ions
INSTALLATION
MANUFACTURER: IBA, s.a., Belgium (II) UPGRADE:
MODEL: Cyclone 18/9
[4] CYCLOTRON CHARACTERISTICS:
1
H
2
H
3
He
4
He Dual Beams
Beam energies (MeV) 18 9 Yes No
Maximum beam available (µA)
Typical beam employed (µA)
80 35
[5] CYCLOTRON OPERATION:
Total hours (h)/ week h/week for radionuclide h/week for h/week for
h/week for
production
research
maintenance applications
[6] CYCLOTRON APPLICATIONS: h/week h/week
Radiobiology: Radiography:
Materials science: Proton therapy:
Physics: 5 (Planned) 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):
18 11
F – FDG, C – Raclopride
[9] Do you supply radionuclides to other institutions?
If yes and available, name of institution/s & 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 Number
� 511 KeV coincidence
� Gamma camera
� Single photon tomography (SPET)
� 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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