An Active Irradiation System with Automatic Beam Positioning and Focusing for a Medical Cyclotron

A novel active focusing system was developed for enhancing the irradiation performance of the 18 MeV medical cyclotron in operation at the Bern University Hospital in view of the production of non-conventional medical radioisotopes using solid targets. In several cases, such as the production of <...

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Main Authors: Philipp Daniel Häffner, Carolina Belver-Aguilar, Pierluigi Casolaro, Gaia Dellepiane, Paola Scampoli, Saverio Braccini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/6/2452