Molecules
(Aug 2022)
Production Review of Accelerator-Based Medical Isotopes
Yiwei Wang,
Daiyuan Chen,
Ricardo dos Santos Augusto,
Jixin Liang,
Zhi Qin,
Juntao Liu,
Zhiyi Liu
Affiliations
Yiwei Wang
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Daiyuan Chen
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Ricardo dos Santos Augusto
Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy Upton, New York, NY 11973-5000, USA
Jixin Liang
Department of Nuclear Technology and Application, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
Zhi Qin
Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Juntao Liu
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Zhiyi Liu
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165294
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27,
no. 16
Abstract
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The production of reactor-based medical isotopes is fragile, which has meant supply shortages from time to time. This paper reviews alternative production methods in the form of cyclotrons, linear accelerators and neutron generators. Finally, the status of the production of medical isotopes in China is described.
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