Patent ID: 8279993

Claim:
A cylindrical gamma ray generator, comprising: a cylindrical RF-driven plasma ion source for producing a single proton hydrogen ion containing plasma; a single proton hydrogen gas source in fluid communication with said plasma ion source whereby single proton ionized hydrogen gas can be introduced into said ion source; a cylindrically-shaped radial ion extractor system, the system disposed coaxially about the ion source for extracting proton ions radially from the ion source; wherein the proton ions extracted from the source by the cylindrical extractor system are directed with an energy of approximately 165 keV at a cylindrical target comprising boron carbide (B 4 C) disposed coaxially outside and spaced from the proton plasma ion source, wherein the target material undergoes proton/gamma (p,γ) reaction when irradiated by the proton ions to produce gamma rays having an energy level above 6 MeV.