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Automation of (64)Cu production at Turku PET Centre
Viki-Veikko Elomaa1, Jori Jurttila2, Johan Rajander3
1Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, PO Box 52, FI-20521 Turku, Finland; Turku PET Centre, Accelerator Laboratory, Åbo Akademi University, Porthansgatan 3, FI-20500 Turku, Finland.
Abstract:
At Turku PET Centre automation for handling solid targets for the production of (64)Cu has been built. The system consists of a module for moving the target from the irradiation position into a lead transport shield and a robotic-arm assisted setup for moving the target within radiochemistry laboratory. The main motivation for designing automation arises from radiation hygiene.

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