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Small valley gap magnet design for a 10MeV PET cyclotron

  • Bin Qin*
  • , Jun Yang
  • , Kaifeng Liu
  • , Zhenling Huang
  • , Liangchao Zhao
  • , Chengjie Chu
  • , Mingwu Fan
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • China National Nuclear Corporation

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Abstract

Low energy compact cyclotrons applied in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) have foreseeable prospects with the growing demands in medical applications. Compared with conventional 'deep valley' magnet type, the cyclotron magnet with small valley gap (SVG) has higher average magnetic field which reduces magnet pole size, but smaller field flutter also decreases the axial focusing of beam. Considering that the main purpose of PET cyclotrons is to produce short-lived isotopes which need moderate beam intensity and quality, the SVG type magnet can fulfill the requirements. And beam loss due to Lorentz strip caused by high magnetic field is insignificant with low energy beam. This paper describes the design and considerations of SVG type magnet including the central region for a 10MeV PET cyclotron. Mechanical considerations and field mapping system are introduced.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2008
Pages906-909
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2008 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 17 Oct 200820 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2008

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period17/10/0820/10/08

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