Reactor production and processing of radioisotopes for therapeutic applications in nuclear medicine
Nuclear reactors continue to play an important role in providing radioisotopes for nuclear medicine. Many reactor-produced radioisotopes are ``neutron rich`` and decay by beta-emission and are thus of interest for therapeutic applications. This talk discusses the production and processing of a variety of reactor-produced radioisotopes of current interest, including those produced by the single neutron capture process, double neutron capture and those available from beta-decay of reactorproduced radioisotopes. Generators prepared from reactorproduced radioisotopes are of particular interest since repeated elution inexpensively provides many patient doses. The development of the alumina-based W-188/Re-188 generator system is discussed in detail.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 10118140
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950581-1; ON: DE95006750
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International conference on isotopes (ICI) and exhibition,Beijing (China),7-12 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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