Accelerator laboratory and Radionuclide production
Production of short-lived PET-radionuclides has a history in Turku extending to the middle 1970s. The MGC-20 cyclotron was installed in 1974 and the production of short-lived radionuclides started soon after. 11C-, 13N-, 15O- and 18F-isotopes have been produced for various applications. The MGC-20 cyclotron has also been used for the production of longer-lived radionuclides especially in connection with nuclear reaction cross-section measurements.
At present our capabilities are based on the utilization of our three cyclotrons, located in the Turku University Hospital PET-building.
The CC-18/9 cyclotron (18 MeV proton, 9MeV deuteron beams, proton-beam, maximum current 100 microamperes) has been taken in operation in 2004, and is used for production of 18F, 11C and 64Cu isotopes, needed in research and for radiochemical syntheses. Most of the targetry related research is presently conducted on the CC18/9 cyclotron.
The ACSI TR-19 cyclotron (14-19 MeV variable energy, proton beam, maximum beam current 2 x 120 microamperes) has been taken in operation in 2015, and is used for production of 18F, 11C and 82Br isotopes, needed for radiochemical syntheses and for research purposes.
The IBA 3D cyclotron (3.5 MeV deuteron beam, maximum beam current 50 microamperes) was taken in operation in 1992, and is solely dedicated for production of 15O in gas form and as radio-water.
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