Company:Advanced Cyclotron Systems
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| Type | Private Company |
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| Industry | Particle Accelerators |
| Headquarters | Richmond, British Columbia , |
Key people | Richard Eppich CEO |
| Products | Cyclotron |
| Parent | Ebco Industries |
| Website | advancedcyclotron.com |
Advanced Cyclotron Systems, Inc. (ACSI) is a company based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada that supplies and services cyclotrons predominantly used for the production of medical isotopes by hospitals for nuclear medicine. The company was a spin-off of the research program at TRIUMF.[1] The machines are used for the production of isotopes used in Positron emission tomography (PET), Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or production of technetium-99 for molecular imaging.[2] ACSI controls approximately half the world market for such machines,[2]
Four models of cyclotrons are offered:
- TR-19 (14 MeV to 19 MeV) variable energy negative ion cyclotrons
- TR-24 (15 to 24 MeV) high current cyclotron used for the production of PET and SPECT isotopes; including one machine installed at the Université de Sherbrooke,[citation needed]
- TR-FLEX (18 MeV up to 30 MeV) high current cyclotron used for PET and SPECT isotopes.[citation needed]
- TR-30 (15 MeV to 30 MeV) high current cyclotron used for SPECT isotopes.
References and footnotes
- ↑ "Vancouver could become the Silicon Valley of medical isotopes". Vancouver Sun. postmedia. 2001-11-24. https://vancouversun.com/business/2035/Vancouver+could+become+Silicon+Valley+medical+isotopes/6899109/story.html. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rise of the Cyclotron". BC Business. http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/rise-of-the-cyclotron. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
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