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Nuclear Medicine

About the Cyclotron

The Cyclotron unit consists of:

  1. The Cyclotron (particle accelerator)
  2. Radioactive material Generation Lab
  3. Control and accreditation Lab
  • Is used to accelerate charged particles such as protons, to a very high speed, then directing them to the atoms of stable elements making the accelerated particles to interact with the nuclei of these elements modifying their nuclear structure and converting them to radioisotopes. The isotopes have short half life time, which is between minutes and limited hours.

  • Hospital 57357 owns the latest cyclotron in Egypt with the power of (16.5 Mev) from General Electric which is one of the best manufacturers of cyclotrons

  • The cyclotron can generate the following radioisotopes: radioactive fluorine and carbon (18F and C11)

  • Work in the cyclotron unit started in the last quarter of 2009, since then it delivers radioactive materials nationwide

  • The cyclotron is upgraded periodically to acquire the latest technology
  • The cyclotron building contains an advanced lab for generating radioactive drugs using the radioisotopes generated inside the cyclotron

  • The radioactive drugs are a group of drugs that have radioactive characteristics as a result of having a radioactive element connected to it. It is used for treatment or diagnosis by looking at the biological processes in the human body, which usually changes in case of sickness as in cancer

  • The lab includes three automatic lab cells that work with robots, to guarantee the speed of production and quality of the radioactive drugs, and ensure that it is free of polluting elements whether chemical, mechanical or biological

  • The lab equipment can generate the following radioactive drugs (18F-PSMA, 18F-FDG, NaF and C11)
  • Hospital 57357 is characterized by having a distinct lab for control and accreditation of radioactive drugs quality

  • The lab is equipped with many devices to guarantee the concentration and the absence of impurities (biological – chemical or undesirable radioisotopes) in the radioactive drugs