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Table 1 Number of cyclotrons by country and estimated population

From: Current status on cyclotron facilities and related infrastructure supporting PET applications in Latin America and the Caribbean

Country

Estimated population 2021 (millions)*

Number of cyclotrons

Density of cyclotrons**

Argentina

45.2

10

0.22

Bolivia

11.7

2

0.17

Brazil

212.5

16

0.08

Chile

19.1

3

0.16

Colombia

50.9

6

0.12

Costa Rica

5.1

1

0.20

Cuba

11.3

1

0.09

Dominican Republic

10.8

2

0.19

Ecuador

17.6

3

0.17

Jamaica

3.0

1

0.33

Mexico

128.9

10

0.08

Panama

4.3

1

0.23

Paraguay

7.1

1

0.14

Peru

33.0

2

0.06

Puerto Rico***

2.9

2

0.69

Trinidad y Tobago

1.4

1

0.71

Uruguay

3.5

2

0.57

Venezuela

28.4

3

0.11

  1. *https://www.worldometers.info/population, **Per million population, ***Officially an unincorporated territory of the USA