Editing Cyclotron (section)

==== Radioisotope production ====

Cyclotron beams can be used to bombard other atoms to produce short-lived isotopes with a variety of medical uses, including [[medical imaging]] and [[radiotherapy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cyclotrons – What are They and Where Can you Find Them |url=https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/cyclotrons-what-are-they-and-where-can-you-find-them |website=www.iaea.org |publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en |date=27 January 2021}}</ref>  [[Positron]] and [[gamma radiation|gamma]] emitting isotopes, such as [[fluorine-18]], [[isotopes of carbon#carbon-11|carbon-11]], and [[technetium-99m]]<ref>{{cite news | last=Hume |first=M.  |date=21 February 2012 |title=In a breakthrough, Canadian researchers develop a new way to produce medical isotopes | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/in-a-breakthrough-canadian-researchers-develop-a-new-way-to-produce-medical-isotopes/article4092466/ | newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |location=Vancouver}}</ref> are used for [[PET imaging|PET]] and [[Single-photon emission computed tomography|SPECT]] imaging. While cyclotron produced radioisotopes are widely used for diagnostic purposes, therapeutic uses are still largely in development.  Proposed isotopes include [[astatine]]-211, [[palladium]]-103, [[rhenium]]-186, and [[bromine]]-77, among others.<ref>{{cite book |title=Cyclotron produced radionuclides : principles and practice. |date=2008 |publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency |location=Vienna |isbn=978-92-0-100208-2}}</ref>