Title

Production and Extraction of [10C]-CO2 from Proton Bombardment of Molten 10B2O3

Authors

M. J. Schueller, University of Wisconsin - MadisonFollow
Robert J. Nickles, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Andrew D. Roberts, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow
M. Jensen, Risoe National Laboratory

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

This work describes the production of ¹⁰C (t12 = 19 s) from an enriched ¹⁰B₂O₃ target using a CTI RDS‐112 11 MeV proton cyclotron. Proton beam heating is used to raise the target to a molten state (∼ 1300 °C), enabling the activity to diffuse to the surface of the melt. An infrared thermocouple monitors the melt temperature. Helium sweep gas then transports the activity to flow‐through chemistry processing for human inhalation of ¹⁰CO₂ for blood flow imaging with Positron Emission Tomography. The temperature‐related diffusion of activity out of the white‐hot molten glass target is discussed.

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Publication Title

AIP Conference Proceedings

Recommended Citation

M.J. Schueller, R.J. Nickles, A.D. Roberts, and M. Jensen. Production and Extraction of [10C]‐CO2 From Proton Bombardment of Molten 10B2O3. Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry 17th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, November 12-16, 2002, Denton, TX.

DOI

10.1063/1.1619898

Link to Publisher Version (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1619898

Publisher's Copyright and Source

Copyright © 2003 American Institute of Physics. Proceeding published by the American Institute of Physics in AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 680, 2003, page 1094. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1619898.