Recherche

The THC14 cyclotron offers unrivalled capability for radiotracer production and as a tool to support research into future radioelements. Developed to meet the requirements of the Cyclopharma laboratories in France, it takes close account of what practising radiopharmacists need and expect: reliability, safety, ease of use and productivity.

Cyclotrons in nuclear medicine

Thales is positioned in the nuclear medicine sector - a specialist branch of medicine that utilises the properties of radioelements to support the diagnosis and/or treatment of certain pathologies.

Radiopharmacists use cyclotrons to produce the radiotracers needed for positron emission tomography, or PET scans.

Radioactive isotope research is opening up new prospects in the understanding and treatment of neurological and oncological diseases. The Thales THC14 allows users to switch target types and produce a range of different isotopes, making it a powerful research tool.  

Thales particle accelerators

The THC14 has been developed as part of a broader range of new particle accelerators. The DIS* division of Thales Communications has gained world-class expertise in this type of complex system through the development of the linear accelerators/linacs for the Soleil** and Alba synchrotron facilities in Orsay/Paris and Barcelona (respectively).

These particle accelerators are a prime illustration of the division's ability to manage extremely harsh environments and high frequencies, and to develop equipment that delivers the highest levels of reliability and safety.

The Route des lasers competitiveness cluster

Through this specialist activity, Thales is a key player in the Route des lasers competitiveness cluster, part of the French Government's pôles de compétitivité initiative. The cyclotron integration facility (Gerac, a Thales subsidiary) is located at the heart of the LASERIS science and technology park near Bordeaux. The state-of-the-art technologies developed by Thales are contributing to dynamic research programmes in three key areas: innovative physics, imaging and laser systems.

*Device hardening, Instrumentation & Safety

**Website: http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/