The platform is equipped with an IBA Cyclone 18/9 cyclotron able to accelerate protons (18 MeV) and deuterons (9 MeV) and is equipped with 7 targets for the routine production of [18F] F-, [18F]-F2, [13N]-NH4+, [15O]-O2 [11C]-CO2 and [11C]-CH4. It also has a solid target to produce 89Zr and 64Cu.
The radiochemistry laboratory equipped with 5 shielded hot cells housing versatile automatic synthesis, suitable for the production (synthesis and purification) of PET and SPECT radiotracers. The facility has specially designed modules for:
- Synthesis of [11C] CH3I / [11C] CH3OTf from [11C] CO2 / [11C] CH4, and subsequent methylation reaction
- 18F-fluorination by nucleophilic substitution
- Purification of 64Cu and 89Zr
The platform also consists of two cells to perform semi-automated syntheses of 68Ga, 177Lu, 111In, 131I, and other long half-life radioisotopes. Additionally, there is also a hot cell dedicated to alpha particles (e.g., 225Ac).
The quality control lab, sited in the same location as production lab, is equipped with state of art equipment to perform the complete quality control of the synthesized radiotracers, including radio-HPLC, radio-GC, radio-TLC, and gamma spectrometry.