COMPACT ISOTOPE TARGET STATION WITH AUTO LOAD AND RETRIEVAL

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A radioisotope target station, including a target housing. The target housing includes a target material, and a target backing material. The radioisotope target station includes a loader mechanism comprising at least one jaw configured to secure the target housing, a loading position comprising a magazine, wherein the magazine is configured to hold two or more target housings, an irradiation position comprising a beam, where the beam is configured to irradiate the target housing orthogonally, a cooling fluid source fluidly coupled to the loader mechanism, where the cooling fluid source is configured to cool the target housing as the target housing is irradiated, and an ejection position comprising an ejector and an ejection chute, where the ejector is configured to detach the target housing from the loader mechanism and the ejection chute is configured to receive the target housing when detached.