Radiochemistry Resources

Radiochemistry Facility

The CSIC’s radiochemistry lab and radiopharmacy is directed by Dr. Steven Liang, and the radiopharmacy is managed by Ronald Crowe, BCNP.  These facilities area located in approximately 4,200 SF within the G2 level of the Health Sciences Research II building. Included in this suite is a General Electric PETrace 880 18MeV self-shield cyclotron. This cyclotron allows the production of Fluorine-18, Carbon-11 (carbon dioxide), Nitrogen-13 (ammonia), Oxygen-15, and Gallium-68. The cyclotron includes the PROCAB processing system for Carbon-11 and a processing system for conversion of Oxygen-15 into [O-15]Water.  The high energy cyclotron allows for single bombardment production of energies up to 100uA or dual bombardment up to 130uA, and also has the capability of Deuteron beam at 8.4MeV for production of Oygen-15 without enriched target material. The transfer of radioisotopes from the cyclotron to the Radiopharmacy and Radiochemistry Labs is via a Von Gahlen Active Distribution System providing the delivery of isotopes to a variety of locations within the labs.