The National Medical Cyclotron - an Australian experience in technology
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The establishment of the National Medical Cyclotron (NMC) in the early 1990's was the practical outcome of a vision, held by nuclear medicine professionals, to complement the available neutron-rich radionuclides produced in Australia, with neutron-deficient radionuclides. The NMC is operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) in collaboration with the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) in Sydney where the PET department is able to use the short-lived radiotracers to good advantage. Neutron-deficient radionuclides, are also produced by the NMC laboratories. The cyclotron-generated radionuclides are used in over 70,000 patient studies per year.
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Barnes, R. K., (1997). The National Medical Cyclotron - an Australian experience in technology. Paper presented to ANA 97 "Second Conference on Nuclear Science & Engeering, Sydney, 16-17 October 1997. In ANA 97: second conference on nuclear science & engineering in Australia, 1997, Millennium Sydney, 16-17 October 1997. Conference handbook, (pp. 76-79). Canberra, ACT: Australian Nuclear Association.