I recently saw a Cleo Abrams video about particle accelerators and the lead scientist said that they use particle accelerators to create the building blocks for future innovations.
I’m sure advancements have been made only because particle accelerators exist but I don’t know any. Can someone highlight a direct influence particle accelerators have on our daily lives?
In: Physics
Small particle accelerators are used all the time for making PET tracers (radioactive chemicals for tracking biological structures).
FDG is a common one for imaging tumors and many major hospitals have cyclotrons on site
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