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US 2020/0027620 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.
Claims14
An apparatus configured to make a radioisotope, the apparatus comprising:
- a container, the container configured to contain a solution comprising a particular isotope dissolved in the solution;
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- 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 transformation of the particular isotope into the radioisotope. expose the solution to neutrons with at least the particular isotope, the particular isotope reacting with the neutrons and transforming into the radioisotope having a short half-life, and extract the radioisotope from the solution
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.