Radionuclide production system and radionuclide production method

Abstract

A radionuclide production system and method that is capable of improving a radionuclide production amount and supplying a radionuclide with less excess and deficiency when the radionuclide is produced is required. Included is a particle beam irradiation apparatus that generates a particle beam, a plurality of targets that generate the radionuclide by irradiation with the particle beam, and a separation refinement apparatus that separates and refines the radionuclide from the targets. The plurality of targets are divided into an irradiation target group subjected to an irradiation treatment of generating the radionuclide by irradiation with the particle beam and a refinement target group subjected to a separation refinement treatment of separating and refining the radionuclide from the targets. The irradiation target group and refinement target group are processed in parallel. In the radionuclide production method, the irradiation target group and refinement target group are processed in parallel to produce the radionuclide.