Author: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Office of Isotopes DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isotopes
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Isotopes Development Program
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Office of Isotopes DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isotopes
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Isotopes Development Programs
Author: Isotope Development Program
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radioisotopes
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Isotope Development Program
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Isotopes DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isotopes
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Division of Isotopes Development Research and Development Projects
Author: The U.S.Atomic Energy Commission Development Program for High-Specific-Activity Isotopes
Author: Division of Isotopes Development and Contractor Publications
Author: Molybdenum-99 for Medical Imaging
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309445310
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The decay product of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), technetium-99m (Tc-99m), and associated medical isotopes iodine-131 (I-131) and xenon-133 (Xe-133) are used worldwide for medical diagnostic imaging or therapy. The United States consumes about half of the world's supply of Mo-99, but there has been no domestic (i.e., U.S.-based) production of this isotope since the late 1980s. The United States imports Mo-99 for domestic use from Australia, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. Mo-99 and Tc-99m cannot be stockpiled for use because of their short half-lives. Consequently, they must be routinely produced and delivered to medical imaging centers. Almost all Mo-99 for medical use is produced by irradiating highly enriched uranium (HEU) targets in research reactors, several of which are over 50 years old and are approaching the end of their operating lives. Unanticipated and extended shutdowns of some of these old reactors have resulted in severe Mo-99 supply shortages in the United States and other countries. Some of these shortages have disrupted the delivery of medical care. Molybdenum-99 for Medical Imaging examines the production and utilization of Mo-99 and associated medical isotopes, and provides recommendations for medical use.
Isotopes for Medicine and the Life Sciences
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309176697
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Radioactive isotopes and enriched stable isotopes are used widely in medicine, agriculture, industry, and science, where their application allows us to perform many tasks more accurately, more simply, less expensively, and more quickly than would otherwise be possible. Indeed, in many casesâ€"for example, biological tracersâ€"there is no alternative. In a stellar example of "technology transfer" that began before the term was popular, the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessors has supported the development and application of isotopes and their transfer to the private sector. The DOE is now at an important crossroads: Isotope production has suffered as support for DOE's laboratories has declined. In response to a DOE request, this book is an intensive examination of isotope production and availability, including the education and training of those who will be needed to sustain the flow of radioactive and stable materials from their sources to the laboratories and medical care facilities in which they are used. Chapters include an examination of enriched stable isotopes; reactor and accelerator-produced radionuclides; partnerships among industries, national laboratories, and universities; and national isotope policy.
Biology and medicine; isotopes development; special nuclear materials; naval propulsion reactors; community; program direction and administration; security investigations; training, education, and information; raw materials; and light water breeder reactor
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic EnergyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description