It was during this conference that one of the world's leading subatomic physics laboratories, Vancouver-based TRIUMF, announced a major breakthrough with a new technology using cyclotrons, already available in hospitals, to successfully produce medical isotopes without needing uranium or nuclear reactors.
C'est pendant ce congrès qu'un des meilleurs laboratoires de physique subatomique du monde, le laboratoire TRIUMF de Vancouver, a annoncé une percée importante. Il s'agit d'une nouvelle technologie utilisant des cyclotrons.