LaserPET
The main objective of the LaserPET project is to develop the technology required to produce radiotracers, used in PET image (positron-emission tomography), for diagnosis of cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Current strategy of radiopharmaceuticals production is based on standard acceleration technologies (cyclotrons), that due to the high cost and complexity of their associated infrastructure limit their use to many other applications. . The development of laser technology in recent years has allowed the use of these devices as compact accelerators that solve many of the limitations of standard technology and open up a new range of applications both in the medical industry and industry of materials and aerospace.
The strategic objective of LaserPET project is presented as a R&D platform which is a facility for technology companies who need to develop projects or use services related to applications of femtosecond laser technology and / or laser acceleration.
Objectives
1. Implementation of a laser system of ultra-short and ultra-intense pulses (fs, TW).
2. Development of the security systems to guarantee the safety of the users
3. Design and development of a flexible and scalable control system for the experimental facility
4. Implementation of the system for the laser characterization
5. Studying the different primary and secondary targets and designing a replacement system for the real time generation of radioisotopes.
6. Proton and deuteron acceleration, and production and characterization of radioisotopes of short average life
Project
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<p>The main objective of the LaserPET project is to develop the technology required to produce radiotracers, used in PET image (positron-emission tomography), for diagnosis of cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Current strategy of radiopharmaceuticals production is based on standard acceleration technologies (cyclotrons), that due to the high cost and complexity of their associated infrastructure limit their use to many other applications. . The development of laser technology in recent years has allowed the use of these devices as compact accelerators that solve many of the limitations of standard technology and open up a new range of applications both in the medical industry and industry of materials and aerospace.<br />The strategic objective of LaserPET project is presented as a R&D platform which is a facility for technology companies who need to develop projects or use services related to applications of femtosecond laser technology and / or laser acceleration.</p><p>1. Implementation of a laser system of ultra-short and ultra-intense pulses (fs, TW).<br />2. Development of the security systems to guarantee the safety of the users<br />3. Design and development of a flexible and scalable control system for the experimental facility<br />4. Implementation of the system for the laser characterization<br />5. Studying the different primary and secondary targets and designing a replacement system for the real time generation of radioisotopes.<br />6. Proton and deuteron acceleration, and production and characterization of radioisotopes of short average life</p> - Diego Cabello Ferrer, Jesús María Rodríguez Presedo, Víctor Manuel Brea Sánchez, Juan Carlos Vidal Aguiar, Daniel Castro Pereiro
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