Patent ID: 6011825
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G21G

Abstract:
A method for producing a radionuclide from a target nuclide using an accelerator capable of generating a beam of charged particles at energies of at least about 5 MeV, the method comprisingloading a solid target comprising the target nuclide in a target holder mounted in line with the charged-particle beam generated by the accelerator and adapted to releasably hold the target in position for irradiation by the charged-particle beam,irradiating the target held by the target holder with the charged-particle beam at energies of at least about 5 MeV to form the radionuclide,removing the irradiated target from the target holder, transferring the removed irradiated target to an automated separation system, andseparating the radionuclide from unreacted target nuclide using the automated separation system.