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US 2020/0027619 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.
Claims5
A composition of matter comprising a radioisotope, the radioisotope made according to a method comprising:
- obtaining a solution comprising a particular isotope dissolved in the solution;
- placing the solution into a container;
- exposing the solution to neutrons from a portable neutron source by completely surrounding the portable neutron source with at least the particular isotope, the particular isotope reacting with the neutrons and transforming into the radioisotope having a short half-life;
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- extracting the radioisotope from the solution.
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