Gadolinium-160 is a critical precursor isotope for producing Terbium-161, an emerging medical isotope with significant ...

The use of radioactive isotopes in medicine isn't new. The practice dates back to the discovery of radium and since the atomic age began scientists have greatly advanced and refined the technique.

Medical isotopes are minute amounts of radioactive substances used to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases. Isotopes injected into the body can enable doctors to determine whether the heart ...

The technetium-99m used in these tests is produced in five ... two research reactors called Maple 1 and 2 to produce medical isotopes. The reactors, which cost more than $600 million total ...

The ERVI is reviewing the EU's production capacity for metallic HALEU. It is also looking at ways to enhance the production ...

In a concerted effort to address the global shortage of medical isotopes used in cancer treatment, Energy Fuels Inc. UUUU recently acquired RadTran LLC. Energy Fuels and RadTran have been ...

WASHINGTON Just as the worldwide shortage of a radioactive isotope used in millions of medical procedures is about to get worse, officials say a new source for the substance has emerged ...

The IPS will provide reliable, industrial-scale production of lutetium-177, a medical isotope used for targeted cancer therapeutics. Lutetium-177 is used to deploy precision nuclear medicine that ...

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory helped the Department of Energy start building a new facility meant to supply valuable isotopes used in a variety of critical medical treatments and industries.

As cancer rates in the West, and globally, tack upwards due to lifestyle and environmental pollution, so does the need for the nuclear isotopes used in detecting those cancers in a medical setting.

The symposium is being held in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Medical isotopes are minute amounts of radioactive substances used to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases. Isotopes injected into ...