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US 2012/0069946 A1Published application
Compact Radioisotope Generator
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Hamill, Stefan B. Siegel, Charles Russell Buchanan
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for making a radioisotope and a composition of matter including the radioisotope. The radioisotope is made by exposing a material to neutrons from a portable neutron source.
Claims27
A method of making a radioisotope, the method comprising:
- obtaining a material comprising a particular isotope;
- and
- exposing the material to neutrons from a portable neutron source, the particular isotope reacting with a neutron and transforming into the radioisotope.
An apparatus configured to make a radioisotope, the apparatus comprising:
- a container, the container configured to contain a material comprising a particular isotope;
- and
- a portable neutron source in proximity to the container, the portable neutron source configured to emit neutrons that react with the particular isotope, resulting in the transforming of the particular isotope into the radioisotope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.