Transportable manufacturing facility for radioactive materials
US7577228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S422/903
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a manufacturing facility comprising a building structure which encloses working space of the manufacturing facility, the building structure being designed to house a cyclotron and to be transportable by truck or rail to a destination site, wherein the manufacturing facility, except for lacking a cyclotron during transport, is substantially equipped during transport to produce and package a radiopharmaceutical. The invention also relates to a method of providing a manufacturing facility for producing a radioactive material, the method comprising the steps of designing the manufacturing facility to receive a cyclotron; equipping the manufacturing facility with a synthesis unit which is designed to receive a first radioactive material from the cyclotron and to produce a second radioactive material; transporting the manufacturing facility to a site; transporting the cyclotron to the site; and enclosing the cyclotron inside the manufacturing facility. The manufacturing facility may be relocated to another site without substantial effort.
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