BEST 70P Cyclotron Factory Test

Best Cyclotron Systems Inc (BCSI) designed and manufactured a 70MeV compact cyclotron for radioisotope production and research applications. The cyclotron undergone exhaustive factory testing that has been successfully completed at Best Theratronics facility in Ottawa, Canada. The first 70MeV cyclotron has been build for the INFN-LNL laboratory in Legnaro, Italy. The cyclotron has external negative hydrogen ion source, four radial sectors with two dees in opposite valleys, cryogenic vacuum system and simultaneous beam extraction on opposite lines. The beam intensity is 700μA with variable extraction energy between 35 and 70MeV. We are reporting the factory acceptance testing results confirming the individual cyclotron systems performance and beam acceleration to 1MeV probe. Detail measurements of each system stability and performance have been taken as well as full characterisation of beam acceleration through the injection line and on to the 1MeV probe. The BEST70p cyclotron may also be used as injector to a post-accelerator or for the production of the radioactive beams.