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The scientific design of a 14-MeV H− compact superconducting cyclotron for producing of the 18F and 13N isotopes has been developed. Main requirements to the facility as a medical accelerator are met in the design. In particular, the main requirement for the cyclotron was the smallest possible size due to the superconducting magnet. The calculations show that the proposed cyclotron allows extracted beam intensity over 500 μA. To increase system reliability and production rates, an external H− ion source is applied. The choice of the cyclotron concept, design of the structure elements, calculation of the electromagnetic fields and beam dynamics from the ion source to the extraction system were performed.
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Smirnov, V.L., Vorozhtsov, S.B. & Vincent, J. H− superconducting cyclotron for PET isotope production. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 11, 774–787 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477114060132
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