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cyclosynchrotrons
Jun14-04, 05:46 AM
hi guys, i just signed up 2 min ago. i am a year 11 physics student with a assignment to do. ok, hope you guys can help.

so the questions is what medical radio isotopes if any do synchro and cyclotrons produce and also;

what they are used for, and anything else you know.

thanks man.

jono
Jun15-04, 03:47 AM
A (non exhaustive) list:

Gallium-67 - soft tissue tumours
Thallium-201 - real time cardiology
Indium-111 - bowel disease

these are the most common, but many more are being investigated.

Jonathan