UAB Cyclotron (IMAGE) University of Alabama at Birmingham Caption This is a look inside UAB's Cyclotron, which makes radioactive molecular imaging agents for nuclear medicine using a type of particle accelerator that moves protons, a kind of charged particle, along a spiral path to strike a material to produce radioisotopes. Credit UAB News Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.