Patents by Inventor Deborah W. McCarthy

Deborah W. McCarthy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Production of .sup.64 Cu and other radionuclides using a charged-particle accelerator
    Patent number: 6011825
    Abstract: Radionuclides are produced according to the present invention at commercially significant yields and at specific activities which are suitable for use in radiodiagnostic agents such as PET imaging agents and radiotherapeutic agents and/or compositions. In the method and system of the present invention, a solid target having an isotopically enriched target layer electroplated on an inert substrate is positioned in a specially designed target holder and irradiated with a charged-particle beam. The beam is preferably generated using an accelerator such as a biomedical cyclotron at energies ranging from about 5 MeV to about 25 MeV. The target is preferably directly irradiated, without an intervening attenuating foil, and with the charged particle beam impinging an area which substantially matches the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Michael J. Welch, Deborah W. McCarthy, Ruth E. Shefer, Robert E. Klinkowstein