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Fast electrons accelerate the production of medical isotopes

Physics World

Technetium-99m ( 99m Tc) is a metastable radionuclide that emits gamma radiation which can be detected in the body by a medical gamma camera. The company then realized that, in contrast with present electron accelerators, its technology could be scaled to meet the specifications needed for large-scale radioisotope production.

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PRISMAP consortium to fast-track nuclear medicine research

Physics World

The particular use of a medical radionuclide depends on its physical characteristics, such as its radioactive half-life and the type of radiation it emits. bn by 2028. One example is targeted radionuclide therapy, a growing area of interest for cancer treatment, where there is an ongoing search for new radionuclides that can be used.

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ESA Policy News: March 6, 2023

ESA

In this issue: Comment Period for the National Nature Assessment Closes March 31, 2023 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy leaders appeal for input from ecologists in a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment editorial. science and technology strategy and research and development competitiveness with China.

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