7.2 Superconductor Technology in the Future
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Fig. 7.1 Various applications of superconductor technology
system, their size must be very large, and a huge amount of electric power is needed
for operation. If we introduce superconducting magnets, the size can be significantly
reduced, and the operation cost can also be dramatically reduced. Figure 7.2 shows
a superconducting magnet that is to be installed in a rotating gantry system.
Drug delivery systems represent another type of application of superconductor
technology in the field of medical treatment. First, a magnetic seeding technique
is used for the needed medicine, i.e., a small amount of fine magnetic particles is
added to the medicine, and the medicine is delivered to the desired location in the
diseased part of the subject by using a strong magnetic field from a magnetized bulk
superconductor. The treatment is carried out by keeping the medicine at the diseased
part for the desired period.