1–6 Jun 2025
Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)
Asia/Taipei timezone

Laser wakefield accelerator-driven photonuclear reactions for the production of medical radionuclide 67Cu

TUPB052
3 Jun 2025, 16:00
2h
Exhibiton Hall A _Bear (TWTC)

Exhibiton Hall A _Bear

TWTC

Poster Presentation MC8.U04 Isotope Production Tuesday Poster Session

Speaker

Baris Bingol (University of Strathclyde)

Description

Recent results of production of the medical radionuclides 67Cu using a laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) are presented. This emerging technique utilises powerful, ultrashort laser pulses that are focussed into a gas jet to create a plasma wake that traps and accelerates electrons to very high energies with large accelerating gradients. Accelerated electrons interact with high-Z material to produce high-energy photons by bremsstrahlung, which then produce 67Cu via the 68Zn(γ, p)67Cu photonuclear reaction.
67Cu, with 62 h half-life, is considered ideal radioisotope for treatment of lymphoma and colon cancer.* The production of 67Cu requires medium-energy (~70 MeV) protons that are only available at limited number of facilities.
We present the experimental setup, maximising electron pulse intensity by optimising laser beam properties and target composition of gas jet. The gamma beam and the design of 68Zn are optimised using FLUKA simulations. We will also report on the development of detectors for online monitoring of the electron and gamma beams, and produced activities of the radionuclides.

Funding Agency

This project is funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero in the UK as a part of Medical Radionuclide Innovation Program.

Footnotes

  • G. Hao et al., Scientific Reports. 11, 3622 (2021), doi: /10.1038/s41598-021-82812-1
Region represented Europe
Paper preparation format Word

Author

Baris Bingol (University of Strathclyde)

Co-authors

Dino Jaroszynski (University of Strathclyde) Enrico Brunetti (University of Strathclyde) Giuseppe Lorusso (National Physical Laboratory) Grace Manahan (University of Strathclyde) Peter Ivanov (National Physics Laboratory) Samuel Wiggins (University of Strathclyde) Silvia Cipiccia (University of Strathclyde)

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