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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.
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 1000 mCi per hour can be obtained with the
single-target, low-cost PULSAR®7 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 assure 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 PL-7 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 of PULSAR® 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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