Speaker
Summary
The University of Birmingham has operated several cyclotrons since the 1940s and the current machine, a Scanditronix MC40, is the workhorse of a vibrant and diverse research programme. In December 2023, a new High Flux Accelerator-Driven Neutron Facility (HF-ADNeF) was commissioned, capable of producing 1e13 neutrons/s.
The Cyclotron Facility has long been exploited for research into radioisotopes for a large variety of applications — as well as producing imaging isotopes daily for the National Health Service — but over the last two years this research has ramped up with studies focused on novel medical radionuclides such as iodine-124, astatine-211, actinium-225 and many more. With the addition of high-flux neutron beams, previously out-of-reach neutron-rich isotopes can also be produced.
An overview of radioisotope work at Birmingham will be given.
