Patent ID: 9693443
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G21G,H05H

Claim:
1. A target for an isotope production system, the target comprising: a housing having a passageway therethrough for a charged particle beam, the housing including a shielding portion formed from a material having a density value greater than a density value of aluminum, the housing including an additional portion sealingly joined to the shielding portion along a length of the passageway; a chamber within the shielding portion of the housing, the chamber positioned such that at least a portion of the passageway extends therethrough; and a body loaded into the chamber and interposed between the shielding portion and the additional portion, the body including a cavity configured to hold a target material, the body positioned in the passageway such that the cavity of the body receives charged particles from the charged particle beam as the beam passes through the passageway.