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Lowest Life-Cycle Cost
Life-cycle cost includes facility costs and annual
operating expenses as well as the equipment purchase
price. Life-cycle cost is the truest measure of the
price of ownership.
PULSAR® systems are compact, light weight and easy to
install. They also do not require stringent
environmental control of the area in which they are
housed. This minimizes the cost and complexity of
facility planning and construction. The modular,
self-shielded accelerator, target and chemistry systems
provide unprecedented flexibility in siting options.
The PULSAR® 7 linac can usually be placed in
an existing site.
Ease of operation, low power consumption and minimum maintenance
costs assure the lowest operating cost of any comparable
positron tracer production system on the market.
Linacs have high residual value as opposed to cyclotrons.
No decommissioning is required since the target system is shielded
in ALL directions.
Simple Facility with Minimum Space Requirements
A complete PULSAR®-based positron radiotracer
production facility can occupy less than 1,000 ft2
to make the most efficient use of valuable space. A
complete mobile system, including the tracer production
laboratory, can be provided in a standard 48 ft trailer
from
Medical Coaches.
Compact size, light weight, less radiation and ease of installation
mean that purchasing or leasing a PULSAR®
system reduces installation time and minimizes the need
for a costly special facility.
Proven Performance and Demonstrated Reliability
Based on proven rf ion linac technology, the PL-7 proton
accelerator used in PULSAR® systems is
similar in operation and reliability to the rf electron
linacs that have been used for three decades in cancer
radiation therapy. An AccSys proton linac has been
operating reliably as a critical component of the Loma
Linda University Proton Cancer Treatment Center where
patients have been treated since 1990.
PULSAR® isotope production targets and chemistry systems
have been developed under joint research and development
agreements between AccSys and some of the world's
leading medical isotope production and radiochemistry
research groups, such as the PET chemistry group at
Brookhaven National Laboratory. These ongoing, long-term
collaborative relationships will continue to provide
precision, high performance targets and radiotracer
synthesis units that are efficient, reliable and easy to
use.
The first PULSAR® 7 PET Isotope Production System has
started the operation in April 2004 at Hitachi General
Hospital in Japan and is showing the good performance.
The first Mobile PULSAR® 7 PET Isotope
Production System had shipped to Israel and has started
the operation in November 2007.
Cost-Effective Performance
Each PULSAR® system provides the ideal
combination of beam energy and target current, making it
the most compact, cost-effective solution for the
production of positron isotopes.
PULSAR® linacs offer highly flexible productivity.
High-production single targets or multiple target
configurations are available. 18F ion yields
of 2 Ci per 2 hours can be obtained with the
single-target, low-cost PULSAR® 7
configuration and 5 Ci per 2 hours with PULSAR®
11 configuration.
Simple and Easy to Use
PULSAR® systems streamline the entire process
of positron radiotracer production: from early morning
start-up to the last run of the day. Simplicity is a
PULSAR® linac hallmark that sets the product
line apart from other more complex positron radiotracer
production equipment.
The PULSAR® control system features built-in control
units that enable a high level of automation and
hardware protection. The operator performs set-point
control, automated start-up and monitoring of routine
system operation. The control system incorporates a
highly intuitive, graphical user interface running on a
standard PC.
Total automation of PULSAR® units assures consistent
availability of needed radiotracers. Oxygen-15
radiotracers include: O2, H2O and
CO. Nitrogen-13 is available in the form of NH3.
Carbon-11 is produced as CO2. Fluorine-18 is
produced in the form of fluoride ions and the rapid,
high-yield nucleophilic displacement method is used for
the synthesis of FDG.
Maintenance of PULSAR® systems is very simple. The
linear configuration assures easy access to subsystems
and components. The spherical shielding module opens for
improved access to the isotope production targets. The
high beam transmission efficiency of the PULSAR®
linac assures low radiation dose rates during machine
service. The simple, modular design of each PULSAR®
system reduces the number of replaceable components.
Upgrade Features, Functions and Performance
PULSAR® systems are available in a number of
standard models to suit the widest range of positron
radiotracer production needs. The use of modular
subsystems allows unequalled flexibility in upgrading
the features, functions and performance from PULSAR®
7 system to PULSAR® 11 system and higher
energy systems.
You only purchase what you need now. As your needs change, your
PULSAR® model can be reconfigured to meet
your new requirements. No other product on the market
offers this degree of flexibility and range of upgrades.
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