Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – High energy particle accelerator tube – Magnetic field acceleration means
Patent
1997-01-08
1999-04-27
O'Shea, Sandra
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
High energy particle accelerator tube
Magnetic field acceleration means
250398, 376190, H05H 1300
Patent
active
058982795
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for monitoring cyclotron operation includes a sensing and monitoring system having vacuum sensor for sensing whether an acceleration chamber associated with the cyclotron is evacuated, a target sensor for sensing various target conditions which would indicate a faulty target condition, and a synthesis sensor for sensing whether the synthesis of the positron-emitting radio chemical is proceeding as desired. The system and method also includes an alarm feature for alarming or otherwise notifying a radio chemist or technician that one or more of the aforementioned cyclotron failures has occurred before the failure damages equipment or otherwise causes a significant delay or cancellation in the production of the radio chemical which is subsequently injected into a patient during a positron-emitting tomography procedure. The system and method senses the various fault conditions and generating one or more user-friendly display and subsequent alarm in response thereto.
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Binder Steven B.
Ezzedine Bilal
Hwang Dah-Ren
Mantil Joseph C.
Satter Martin R.
Day Michael
Kettering Medical Center
O'shea Sandra
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