Advanced Cyclotron Systems

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Advanced Cyclotron Systems, Inc.
Company type Private Company
Industry Particle Accelerators
Headquarters,
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:

References and footnotes

  1. "Vancouver could become the Silicon Valley of medical isotopes". Vancouver Sun . postmedia. 2001-11-24. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  2. 1 2 "Rise of the Cyclotron". BC Business . Retrieved 2012-08-13.