High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Volume. , Issue , ()

Generation of radioisotopes for medical applications using high-repetition, high-intensity lasers [Early Posting]

Batani Katarzyna, Rodrigues M., Bonasera A., Cipriani Mattia, Consoli Fabrizio, Filippi F., Scisciò Massimiliano, Giuffrida Lorenzo, Kantarelou Vasiliki, Stancek Stanislav , Lera Roberto, Pérez-Hernández Jose Antonio, volpe luca, Turcu Edmond, Huault Marine, Larreur H., Carriere T, Nicolai Philippe, RAFFESTIN didier, Singappuli D., Batani Dimitri
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion
  • Texas A&M University College Station
  • ENEA Centro Ricerche Frascati
  • ENEA Agenzia Nazionale per Le Nuove Tecnologie l''''Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile
  • ELI Beamlines
  • ELI–Beamlines Facility, Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC
  • CLPU
  • Centro de Laseres Pulsados Ultracortos Ultraintensos
  • Nanjing University
  • University of Salamanca
  • Universite de Bordeaux
  • University of Bordeaux, France
  • University of Bordeaux
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    We used the PW, high repetition laser facility Vega3 at CLPU in Salamanca, with the goal of studying the generation of radioisotopes using laser-driven proton beams. Various type of targets have been irradiated, including in particular several targets containing boron to generate -particles through the hydrogen-boron fusion reaction, to generate radioisotopes induced by -particles. We have successfully identified -ray lines from several radioisotopes created by irradiation using laser-generated particles or protons including 43Sc, 44Sc, 48Sc, 7Be, 11C, and 18F. We also show the production of ≈ 106 radioisotopes 11C and 44Sc per laser shot. This result can open the way to developing laser-driven radiation sources of radioisotopes for medical applications.

    Paper Information

    Manuscript Accepted: Jul. 29, 2024

    Posted: Dec. 19, 2024

    DOI: HPL-0105