In less than ten years, the number of PET Centers has more than doubled, and there are currently more than 260 centers world-wide. These numbers should continue to grow, especially in the United States where medical insurance coverage of PET procedures continues to increase. The apparatus includes a target cell adapted to contain low enriched Oxygen-18 target water and adapted to receive proton irradiation. The unused low enriched Oxygen-18 target water is recovered in a recovery reservoir for reuse.
Demonstration is available.