System And Method For Generating Molybdenum-99 And Metastable Technetium-99, And Other Isotopes

A system for generating metastable technetium-99 and molybdenum-99, comprising:

• an accelerator;
• a source of deuterons coupled to the accelerator to inject deuterons into the accelerator for acceleration;
• a target comprising:
• a first, inner target material comprising molybdenum-98, wherein bombardment of the first, inner target material by accelerated deuterons during operation generates molybdenum-99 and metastable technetium-99, and releases neutrons;
• and
• a second, outer target material comprising molybdenum-98, at least partially surrounding the first, inner target material, the second, outer target material defining a passage for accelerated deuterons to the first, inner target material;
• wherein impact of the second, outer target material by released neutrons generates molybdenum-99 and metastable technetium-99.

A target for generation of metastable technetium-99 and molybdenum-99, the target comprising:

• a first target material comprising molybdenum-98;
• and
• second target material comprising molybdenum-98 separate from the first target material;
• the second target material at least partially surrounding the first target material.