Cyclotron is a device used to accelerate charged particles like protons, deuterons, alpha particles, etc. It works on the basis of the principle that a charged particle can be accelerated to very high energies by making it pass through a moderate electric field a number of times and applying a strong magnetic field at the same time.
A cyclotron is a device that accelerates charged particles to high speeds.
It does this by using a magnetic field to cause the particles to go in circles.
A cyclotron is used for the production of medical isotopes, such as technetium-99m.
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