The Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Laboratory (CARL) is an EPSRC funded national research-dedicated facility for radionuclide production and radiochemistry for pre-clinical applications.
Access: Interested users should contact the facility (carlfacility@kcl.ac.uk) to discuss their proposal for use of CARL, access, charges and training or to enquire about supply of radionuclides to research institutions across the UK and overseas.
Training: General H&S and radiation safety induction is required for using the facility. Additional equipment-specific training will be provided before users can operate the specialised equipment independently.
Available radionuclides will include 18F, 11C, 13N, 64Cu, 62Cu, 62Zn, 44Sc, and 52Mn with additional productions being developed (e.g. 124I, 203Pb and 211At).
The CARL Facility has an 11 MeV cyclotron, HPGe detector, ICP-OES, 6 hot cells, radiosynthesis and radioanalytical modules.
Facility staff
Facility Strategic Manager
Affiliated academics
Professor of Imaging Chemistry and Head of Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology
Professor of PET Chemistry
Head of the PET Centre and Professor of Imaging and Neuroscience
Current equipment at CARL includes the following:
Related equipment
High purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma detector
High purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma detector
6 Hot cells and shielded fume hoods
2 lead shielded fume hoods and 4 hot cells with semi-automated modules for cyclotron target preparation & and post-irradiation processing.
Inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) system
Inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) system
11 MeV cyclotron
Suitable for routine radionuclide production.
Available radionuclides will include 18F, 11C, 13N, 64Cu, 62Cu, 62Zn, 44Sc, and 52Mn with additional productions being developed (e.g. 124I, 203Pb and 211At).
The CARL Facility has an 11 MeV cyclotron, HPGe detector, ICP-OES, 6 hot cells, radiosynthesis and radioanalytical modules.
Facility staff
Facility Strategic Manager
Affiliated academics
Professor of Imaging Chemistry and Head of Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology
Professor of PET Chemistry
Head of the PET Centre and Professor of Imaging and Neuroscience
Current equipment at CARL includes the following:
Related equipment
High purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma detector
High purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma detector
6 Hot cells and shielded fume hoods
2 lead shielded fume hoods and 4 hot cells with semi-automated modules for cyclotron target preparation & and post-irradiation processing.
Inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) system
Inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) system
11 MeV cyclotron
Suitable for routine radionuclide production.
Contact us
The Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Laboratory (CARL), Lower Ground Floor, Lambeth Wing, St Thomas Hospital, London SE1 7EH