Apparatus of producing nuclide using fluid target
AssigneeKorea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences
InventorsSe Young Oh, Sang Moo Lim, Kyo Chul Lee, Joo Hyun Kang
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Abstract
The disclosure provide an apparatus for producing a nuclide by using a liquid target which can perform the nuclear reaction process and can discharge the radioactive gas such as Radon within the vial. As described above, an apparatus for producing a nuclide by using a liquid target according to the present disclosure can minimize quantitative loss of a reactant by performing the nuclear reaction process using a target of a liquefied state and reusing a liquefied target on which the nuclear reaction process has not been performed, and can improve safety by enabling the radioactive gas generated to be disposed.
Claims10
An apparatus for producing a nuclide by using a liquid reactant, the apparatus including:
- a chamber provided with a reaction space which is configured to accommodate the liquid reactant;
- a vial connected to the chamber, the vial configured to supply the liquid reactant to the chamber before a nuclear reaction process and receive a liquid product from the chamber after the nuclear reaction process;
- a syringe pump connected between the chamber and the vial, the syringe pump configured to drive the liquid reactant from the vial to the chamber;
- a trap connected to the vial and configured to collect radioactive gas from the vial;
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- a first flow path connecting a lower side of the reaction space with the syringe pump and the vial, the first flow path including a branched section having a first 3-way valve configured to select a transfer path of the liquid reactant, the liquid product, and/or the radioactive gas along the first flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.