Accelerators for Society

Canadian accelerator produces a city’s-worth of medical isotopes overnight  

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From Nature News Blog, 9 June 2013

The looming problem of a global medical isotope shortage is one step closer to a solution. A Canadian team has developed an upgrade that allows hospital cyclotrons to make a much-needed diagnostic tracer, and has proven it can pump out enough overnight to fulfil a city’s needs the next day. Read more >>

 

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ctanguy, 2013-06-16 00:00:00
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