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

2005 COUNTRY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USA-45
[1] INSTITUTE: Texas A&M University
Cyclotron Institute
TELEPHONE NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
FAX NO.:
[2] PERSON IN CHARGE:
TITLE/POSITION:
OTHER SENIOR STAFF:
NAME/POSITION
NAME/POSITION
NAME/POSITION
[3] TYPE OF
CYCLOTRON:
MANUFACTURER:
K500
Superconducting
TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
979-845-1411
office@comp.tamu.edu
979-845-1899
Robert Tribble
Director
Don May
Fred Abegglen
George Kim
Henry Clark
YEAR OF:
(I) INSTALLATION:
MODEL:
K500
(II) UPGRADE:
none
[4] CYCLOTRON CHARACTERISTICS:
1
H
2
H
3
He
4
He
Dual Beams
Beam energies (MeV) 10-70 55-70 MeV/nuc 25-40 15-70 Yes No
MeV/nuc
MeV/nuc MeV/nuc
Maximum beam available (µA) 0.2 1 1 1
Typical beam employed (µA) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05
[5] CYCLOTRON OPERATION:
Total hours/ week Hours/week Hours/week for research Hours/week for Hours/week for
for radionuclide
production
maintenance applications
168 0 69% 1% 30%
[6] CYCLOTRON APPLICATIONS: Hours/week Hours/week
Radiobiology: 0 Radiography: 0
Materials science: 30% Proton therapy: 0
Physics: 69% Neutron therapy: 0
Activation analysis: 0 Other (specify) 1%
[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):
[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 of
� 511 KeV coincidence
� Gamma camera
� Single photon tomography (SPET)
� Positron emission tomography (PET)
– Clinical
– 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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