학술논문

The ISOLPHARM project: ISOL-based production of radionuclides for medical applications.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry. Oct2019, Vol. 322 Issue 1, p73-77. 5p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
Subject
*RADIOACTIVE nuclear beams
*RADIOISOTOPES
*NUCLEAR physics
*ISOTOPE separation
*NUCLEAR medicine
*NUCLEAR reactors
Language
ISSN
0236-5731
Abstract
Radionuclides for radiopharmaceuticals can be produced in cyclotrons or nuclear reactors. Each of these production modes has serious issues, such as high target costs, production of long-lived wastes and contaminants, expensive separation. For this reason, new methods are under consideration for the production of highly pure radionuclides. The ISOL (Isotope Separation On-Line) method is the major technique for the production of radioactive ion beams for nuclear physics applications. The SPES-ISOLPHARM project at INFN-LNL (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro) is a feasibility study for the production of medical isotopes exploiting the ISOL method. The ongoing activities concerning a recent experiment focused on 111Ag, a study performed in collaboration with Padova and Trento Universities, is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]