The superconducting technology of the compact cyclotron allows particles to be accelerated up to 8.5 MeV, to produce some short-lived isotopes such as Carbon-11 and Fluorine-18 in single doses.

These isotopes are used to synthesize radiotracers with which to obtain information on where and how a certain metabolic process is taking place within the body, thanks to the detection of radiation by means of a PET scanner.

The PET scanner is very useful in the medical sector because it offers a nuclear imaging procedures for the diagnosis of oncological, cardiovascular and neurological diseases.