Vincent, J.J. Blosser, G.F. Horner, G.S. Smirnov, V.L. Stevens, K. Usher, N.R. Vorozhtsov, S.B. Wu, X. JACoW Geneva, Switzerland 978-3-95450-167-0 10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2016-THB02 English 290-293 THB02 ion cyclotron target ion-source controls Contribution to a conference proceedings 2017 2017-01 http://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2016-THB02 http://jacow.org/cyclotrons2016/papers/thb02.pdf A 12.5 MeV, 25 μA, proton compact superconducting cyclotron for medical isotope production has been produced. The machine is initially aimed at producing 13N ammonia for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) cardiology applications. With an ultra-compact size and cost-effective price point, this system offers clinicians unprecedented access to the preferred radiopharmaceutical isotope for cardiac PET imaging. A systems approach that carefully balanced the subsystem requirements coupled to precise beam dynamics calculations was followed. The system is designed to irradiate a liquid target internal to the cyclotron and to minimize the need for radiation shielding. The overall engineering, construction, commissioning, and experience at the first customer site will be described here.