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BARC Medical Cyclotron Facility: performance and achievements in the first decade after commissioning

Abstract

The installation and commissioning of the BARC Medical Cyclotron Facility (MCF), in October 2002, was a landmark event for very important reasons. It was the first cyclotron in the country for producing short-lived positron emitting isotopes for positron emission tomography (PET) - a nuclear medicine investigation procedure - with proven use in oncology, cardiology and neurology. The nuclear medicine fraternity in the country was eagerly awaiting to use this modality for the benefit of cancer patients in the country; and within a short time it removed the apprehensions of the nuclear medicine centres about the economic viability of investing in such high cost equipment. (author)
Authors:
Rajan, M. G.R.; Nandy, Saikat; Lakshminarayanan, N. [1] 
  1. Medical Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
Publication Date:
Nov 15, 2012
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: BARC Newsletter; Journal Issue: 329; Other Information: 2 figs., 3 tabs.
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; CYCLOTRONS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; FLUORINE 18; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL
OSTI ID:
22206284
Country of Origin:
India
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0976-2108; TRN: IN1400568027196
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 41-47
Announcement Date:
Mar 24, 2014

Citation Formats

Rajan, M. G.R., Nandy, Saikat, and Lakshminarayanan, N. BARC Medical Cyclotron Facility: performance and achievements in the first decade after commissioning. India: N. p., 2012. Web.
Rajan, M. G.R., Nandy, Saikat, & Lakshminarayanan, N. BARC Medical Cyclotron Facility: performance and achievements in the first decade after commissioning. India.
Rajan, M. G.R., Nandy, Saikat, and Lakshminarayanan, N. 2012. "BARC Medical Cyclotron Facility: performance and achievements in the first decade after commissioning." India.
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title = {BARC Medical Cyclotron Facility: performance and achievements in the first decade after commissioning}
author = {Rajan, M. G.R., Nandy, Saikat, and Lakshminarayanan, N.}
abstractNote = {The installation and commissioning of the BARC Medical Cyclotron Facility (MCF), in October 2002, was a landmark event for very important reasons. It was the first cyclotron in the country for producing short-lived positron emitting isotopes for positron emission tomography (PET) - a nuclear medicine investigation procedure - with proven use in oncology, cardiology and neurology. The nuclear medicine fraternity in the country was eagerly awaiting to use this modality for the benefit of cancer patients in the country; and within a short time it removed the apprehensions of the nuclear medicine centres about the economic viability of investing in such high cost equipment. (author)}
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