Thunderbolt connect to dvi?

Can the thunderbolt connector be used on the 17 inch dvi monitors? Using a 15 inch MacBook Pro.
Thanks.

Just wanted to chime in on this:
You can not use a DVI to Mini Display Port converter to get display on the thunderbolt.
I bought a Dual Link DVI to Mini Display Port and plugged it into the thunderbolt monitor and got no picture. 
it doesn't work.
After talking to Apple and others, they said it must send a thunderbolt signal.
Mini Display Port, while the same size, will -not- send a picture to the Apple Thunderbolt Display.  The Thunderbolt Female port is Backwards Compatible with Mini Display Port devices, however the Male is not backwards compatible.
So, a Cinema Display will work on Thunderbolt MBPs but a Thunderbolt Display will not work on Mini Display Port MBPs

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