Published September 2015
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Journal article
A new source of isotopes for nuclear medicine
Creators
Description
A new method (called Mini-Shine) for producing 99Tc (via 99Mo) is being tested. Neutrons will be produced by the linear accelerator of the Argonne Laboratory and they will be sent to irradiate an aqueous solution of low-enriched uranium. Some uranium nuclei will undergo fission and in about 6% of fissions 99Mo nuclei will be produced. This method is being validated and is expected to take over the conventional method based on neutrons from nuclear reactors.
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Nouvelle source d'isotopes pour la medecine nucleaire
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Recherche (Paris)
- Journal Issue
- no.503
- Journal Page Range
- p. 18
- ISSN
- 0029-5671
- CODEN
- RCCHBV
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 47086079
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATLAS SUPERCONDUCTING LINAC; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; MOLYBDENUM 99; TECHNETIUM 99
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; HILACS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES