Journal of Radiopharmaceuticals and Molecular Probes (대한방사성의약품학회지)

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Improvement, operation and management status of the KOTRON-13 cyclotron

  • Lee, Hong Jin (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Byung Seok (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Byung Chul (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sang Eun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2015.11.19
  • Accepted : 2015.12.18
  • Published : 2015.12.30
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Abstract

The KOTRON-13 cyclotron was manufactured by Samyoung Unitech as the second generation of the KIRAMS-13 cyclotron after its technology was transferred from the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences in South Korea. Its prototype was installed at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital as part of a distributed network of regional cyclotrons with the support of a grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea. However, its initial condition has limited capacity to extract a relatively low beam current and to produce carbon-11. In this review, we provide an introduction and overview of the current state of the KOTRON-13 cyclotron, which was successfully upgraded by carrying out various modifications and optimizing the carbon-11 target system.

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