Reactors are indispensable for radioisotope production

被引:11
作者
Mushtaq, Ahmad [1 ]
机构
[1] Pakistan Inst Nucl Sci & Technol, Isotope Prod Div, Islamabad, Pakistan
关键词
Enrich Uranium; Radioactive Waste; Prostrate Brachytherapy; Cyclotron Proton; Bone Pain Palliation;
D O I
10.1007/s12149-010-0425-3
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Radioisotopes can be produced by reactors and accelerators. For certain isotopes there could be an advantage to a certain production method. However, nowadays many reports suggest, that useful isotopes needed in medicine, industry and research could be produced efficiently and dependence on reactors using enriched U-235 may be eliminated. In my view reactors and accelerators will continue to play their role side by side in the supply of suitable and economical sources of isotopes.
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页码:759 / 760
页数:2
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