Guest Edited Collection: Radioisotopes and radiochemistry in health science

Journal Article · 10 January 2020 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56278-1 · OSTI ID:1593116

Fassbender, Michael E. ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Radioisotopes can be produced artificially from stable nuclei through the interaction with particles or highly energetic photons. In combination with modern detection and counting techniques, radioisotopes and radiochemical methods uniquely contribute to the health sciences. This Collection showcases salient aspects of medical radioisotope science ranging from the production, recovery and purification of radioisotopes to the methods used to attach them to biomolecules. The Collection also presents studies that highlight the importance of radiochemistry in the assessment of environmental radioactivity.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE Office of Science (SC). Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)
• Grant/Contract Number: 89233218CNA000001
• OSTI ID: 1593116
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1601627
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-19-25148; TRN: US2101874
• Journal Information: Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322
• Publisher: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English