cyclotron (redirected from Ion cyclotron resonance)

cyclotron

[sī′klətron]

Etymology: Gk, kyklos + electron, amber

a device used to accelerate charged particles or ions. The particles bombard targets where they create radioactive species, which can be used as radiopharmaceuticals or to make neutrons for radiotherapy.

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cyclotron (sī´klträn),

n a device for accelerating charged particles to high energies by means of an alternating electrical field between electrodes placed in a constant magnetic field.

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cyclotron

Radiation therapy A device used to accelerate charged particles–eg, protons to higher energy levels, in which a magnetic field causes the particles to orbit, which are accelerated by an oscillating electric field. Cf Radiotherapy.