Production of radiotracers for medical imaging using laser-acceleration techniques

The objective of the doctoral thesis is to study whether the acceleration of laser-induced particles can be a competitive option for the production of positron-emitting radiotracers. To do this, an experimental work is proposed using the laser of the Laboratorio Láser de Aceleración y Aplicaciones (...

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Autor: Peñas Nadales, Juan
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/30949
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30949
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Sumario:The objective of the doctoral thesis is to study whether the acceleration of laser-induced particles can be a competitive option for the production of positron-emitting radiotracers. To do this, an experimental work is proposed using the laser of the Laboratorio Láser de Aceleración y Aplicaciones (L2A2) of the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. This work will consist of putting into operation the necessary technology to accelerate a sufficient and continuous amount of protons or deuterons with energies of up to 10 MeV.