Published 1989 | Version v1
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Accelerator production of medical radioisotopes in North America

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)

Description

Both reactors and accelerators are required to meet the ever increasing need for a variety of radioisotopes for clinical practice and nuclear research. Many small cyclotrons in the private sector provide a number of clinical isotopes, such as 201TI and 123I, while the large accelerator facilities (Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF). Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer (BLIP), and their Canadian counterpart, TRIUMF) provide a large number of research radionuclides as well as clinical isotopes (68Ge/68Ga, 127Xe, 82Sr/82Rb,...). The two US facilities serve as national resources for radionuclides that are not readily available from industry. Their production capabilities, uses of isotopes, and trends for the future are discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Chemical Society.
Imprint Place
Washington, DC (USA)
Imprint Title
The 1989 international chemical congress of Pacific Basin Societies: Abstracts of papers, Parts I and II
Imprint Pagination
1700 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 727, Paper INOR 755.

Conference

Title
International chemical congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM '89).
Dates
17-22 Dec 1989.
Place
Honolulu, HI (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22051496
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES; DIAGNOSIS; IODINE 123; LAMPF LINAC; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRODUCTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THALLIUM 201; THERAPY
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DRUGS; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; MESON FACTORIES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; THALLIUM ISOTOPES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-891206--.