Experimental plant for investigation of the possibility of linac-based production of medicine-intended isotopes

We describe a technique of obtaining radioactive 99m Tc isotope by irradiation of molybdenum with high-intensity beam of bremsstrahlung photons from the electron beam of the linear electron accelerator (LUE50) of the Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (ANSL, former Yerevan Physics Institute). We have elaborated and created an experimental plant for development of 99m Tc production technology. Upgrading of linac has been performed aimed at raising the beam intensity and density. A system of automated control of the parameters of the plant and accelerator was built up. We carried out preliminary studies of 99m Tc obtaining technique and give quantitative and qualitative results.