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Cyclotron
Particle accelerator for radionuclide production
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Short definition
An accelerator of charged particles. In nuclear medicine, irradiating a target can produce radionuclides used to make radiopharmaceuticals. Further preparation and quality checks are needed before the medicine reaches a patient.
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Producing the radionuclide is one stage in making the medicine.