{"id":28970,"date":"2023-10-29T11:23:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T11:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmanetworks.com\/atomkraftclonesite-english\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=28970"},"modified":"2023-12-17T14:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T14:24:45","password":"","slug":"production-of-medical-isotopes","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/rpmanetworks.com\/atomkraftclonesite-english\/docs\/production-of-medical-isotopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Production of isotopes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nuclear reactors is also used to produce isotopes, that are widely used in basic and applied science and engineering, most notably as environmental, industrial tracers, food &amp; agriculture [1], and for medical procedures [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cobolt-60<\/strong> (Co-60)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>C-60 is a very important isotope for medical treatment [3]. Such as stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors and gamma-sterilization of medical products. Around 40% of the world&#8217;s medical equipment is gamma-sterilized through co-60. Which was especially important during the Covid-19 pandemic. The healthcare industry has relied on co-60 since the 1960s, when the demand for sterilization began to grow. Other important uses of co-60 include <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmanetworks.com\/atomkraftclonesite-english\/tjernobyl-har-vaeret-den-perfekte-storm-for-konspirationsteorier-og-hbos-nye-hitserie-hjaelper-ikke-pa-det\/\">food treatment<\/a> and environmental applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cobalt-60 is formed when cobalt-59 is bombarded with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Molybdenum-99<\/strong> (Mo-99)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mo-99 is an important isotope for diagnosing potentially life-threatening conditions, such as SPECT scans, and helping patients get the life-saving treatment they need [4]. It is used in over 30 million procedures a year to detect illnesses like cancer and heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lutetium-177<\/strong> (Lu-177)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lu-177 is an important isotope for targeted radionuclide therapy for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors and also prostate cancer [5].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the Candu reactors at Bruce nuclear power plant in Ontario, Canada produced for the first time in history, in a commercial nuclear reactor LU-177 via the new Isotope Production System (IPS) [6].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Helium-3 (He-3)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He-3 is a rare isotope, used in quantum computing, neutron research, border security and medical imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tritium (H-3)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tritium is used in the production of self-powered lights and medical research. Minute amounts of tritium combined with phosphor create a long-lasting, self-powered light source that does not require electricity, used in watch dials and exit signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scandium-47<\/strong> (Sc-47)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sc-47 is a beta particle emitter that is useful during Cancer treatment. The isotope can be used for both diagnostics and anticancer therapy. Scandium-47 is produced by neutron bombardment of calcium carbonate. The resulting calcium-47 decays to scandium-47 and carbon. It is then removed chemically [7].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia they have started to produce Sc-47 [8].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/world-nuclear.org\/information-library\/non-power-nuclear-applications\/radioisotopes-research\/radioisotopes-in-food-agriculture.aspx\">Radioisotope uses for food and agriculture &#8211; World Nuclear Association (world-nuclear.org)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/world-nuclear.org\/information-library\/non-power-nuclear-applications\/radioisotopes-research\/radioisotopes-in-medicine.aspx\">Radioisotopes in Medicine | Nuclear Medicine &#8211; World Nuclear Association (world-nuclear.org)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/legacy\/Documents\/Pubs\/320-078_co60_fs.pdf\">Washington State Department of Health \u2013 Office of Radiation Protection &#8211; Cobalt-60 (Co 60) Fact Sheet<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shinefusion.com\/blog\/what-is-molybdenum-99-mo-99\">SHINE Technologies | What Is Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99)? (shinefusion.com)<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancingnuclearmedicine.com\/knowledgebase\/nuclear-medicine-facts\/lutetium-177\">What is Lutetium-177 | Advancing Nuclear Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foronuclear.org\/en\/updates\/in-depth\/a-commercial-nuclear-reactor-is-producing-the-medical-isotope-lutetium-177-for-the-first-time\/\">A commercial nuclear reactor is producing the medical isotope lutetium-177 for the first time &#8211; Foro Nuclear<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ans.org\/news\/article-3563\/researchers-find-way-to-make-new-cancer-medicine\/\">Researchers find way to make new cancer medicine &#8212; ANS \/ Nuclear Newswire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/healthimaging.com\/topics\/medical-imaging\/molecular-imaging\/ansto-new-radioisotope-molecular-imaging\">Australian reactor produces new radioisotope with potential to enhance molecular imaging (healthimaging.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuclear reactors is also used to produce isotopes, that are widely used in basic and applied science and engineering, most notably as environmental, industrial tracers, food &amp; agriculture [1], and for medical procedures [2]. 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