Radionuclide production system and radionuclide production method

Abstract

Provided are a radionuclide production system and a radionuclide production method which make it possible to produce radionuclides with a compact, lightweight device with high safety and good efficiency. A radionuclide production system according to the present invention comprises: an electron beam accelerator that emits an electron beam; a bremsstrahlung radiation generation target that generates bremsstrahlung radiation with the emitted electron beam; and a radionuclide production target that includes a raw material which produces a radionuclide upon irradiation with the generated bremsstrahlung radiation. The thickness of the bremsstrahlung radiation generation target is set in the range in which the production rate of the radionuclide reaches a peak and with the condition that the amount of electron beam irradiation on the radionuclide production target is smallest within said range.

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