Device and method for producing medical isotopes
US12412676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A hybrid nuclear reactor that is operable to produce a medical isotope includes an ion source operable to produce an ion beam from a gas, a target chamber including a target that interacts with the ion beam to produce neutrons, and an activation cell positioned proximate the target chamber and including a parent material that interacts with the neutrons to produce the medical isotope via a fission reaction. An attenuator is positioned proximate the activation cell and selected to maintain the fission reaction at a subcritical level, a reflector is positioned proximate the target chamber and selected to reflect neutrons toward the activation cell, and a moderator substantially surrounds the activation cell, the attenuator, and the reflector.
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