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Table 2 Distinction of cyclotron types (Goethals and Zimmermann, 2015)

From: Production of novel diagnostic radionuclides in small medical cyclotrons

Cyclotron type

Energy Range (MeV)

Approximate number

Typical location

Small medical cyclotron (SMC)

< 20 MeV

1050

- hospitals

- universities

- local commercial plants

Intermediate energy cyclotron

20–35 MeV

100

- regional commercial plants

- research institutes

High energy cyclotron

> 35 MeV

50a

- research institutes

- cancer proton therapy centers

  1. aExcluding proton therapy cyclotrons