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Medical Isotope Production in Fusion Devices
One watt of D-3He fusion power will produce 3.5E11 (14.7 MeV) protons per second. The high-energy protons can produce short-lived PET (Positron Emission Tomography) isotopes via the (p,n) reaction. The fusion program could have a very positive, near-term impact on the production of very short half-life PET radioisotopes for diagnostic applications in hospitals. A 1 watt fusion power source could make the equivalent of 1-10 useful doses for the diagnosis of a wide range of cancers.
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UWFDM-1235 The Production of 13N Using Beam-Target D-3He Fusion Reactions; B.B. Cipiti and G.L. Kulcinski, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 1245-1249]. (8 pages, 660 kB)
UWFDM-1226 The Fusion of Advanced Fuels to Produce Medical Isotopes Using Inertial Electrostatic Confinement; B.B. Cipiti, May 2004 [Ph.D. thesis]. (182 pages, 10.0 MB)
UWFDM-1218 Recent Progress in Steady State Fusion Using D-3He; R.P. Ashley, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, S. Krupakar Murali, G.R. Piefer, B.B. Cipiti, R.F. Radel, J. Weidner, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 564 (2003)]. (5 pages, 661 kB)
UWFDM-1216 Alternate Applications of Fusion-Production of Radioisotopes; G.L. Kulcinski, J. Weidner, B. Cipiti, R.P. Ashley, J.F. Santarius, S.K. Murali, G. Piefer, R. Radel, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 559 (2003)]. (7 pages, 741 kB)
UWFDM-1210 The Production of 13N from Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion; John W. Weidner, June 2003 [M.S. thesis]. (139 pages, 5.6 MB)
UWFDM-1202 Embedded D-3He Fusion Reactions and Medical Isotope Production in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device; B.B. Cipiti and G.L. Kulcinski, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 534 (2003)]. (7 pages, 862 kB)
UWFDM-1201 Production of 13N via Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion; J.W. Weidner, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G. Piefer, B. Cipiti, R. Radel, S. Krupakar Murali, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 539 (2003)]. (7 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-1118 Non-Electrical Power, Near-Term Applications of Fusion Energy; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1999 [Presented at the 18th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, Albuquerque NM, 25-29 October 1999]. (5 pages, 119 kB)
Production of 13N via D-3He Fusion in an IEC Device;
J.W. Weidner, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G. Piefer, B. Cipiti, R. Radel, and S. Krupakar Murali,
November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 612 kB)
Medical Isotope Production Using D-3He Fusion in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device;
B.B. Cipiti,
November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 478 kB)
Production of 13N Using D-3He Fusion Protons;
John Weidner, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, B.B. Cipiti, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, S. Krupakar Murali,
October 2002 [presented at the Fifth U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 9-10 October 2002, Madison WI]. (12 pages, 640 kB)
Realizing the Benefits of Fusion Energy in Our Lifetime;
G.L. Kulcinski,
October 1999 [Presented at Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 18-19 October 1999]. (13 pages, 302 kB)
Non-Electrical Power, Near Term Applications of Fusion Energy;
G.L. Kulcinski,
October 1999 [Presented at the 18th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, Albuquerque NM, 25-29 October 1999]. (34 pages, 585 kB)