Automation of Nuclear Chemistry Processes Leads to More Efficient Production of Astatine for Cancer Therapy
Researchers developed a remotely controlled device for the safe and efficient purification of astatine using liquid phase chemistry.
Researchers developed a remotely controlled device for the safe and efficient purification of astatine using liquid phase chemistry.
Free-flowing metal powders offer improvements for additive manufacturing, isotope production target fabrication, and more.
Researchers develop a framework to predict subcooled flow boiling and critical heat flux.
Researchers gain new insights into how the isotope astatine-211 interacts with resins commonly used to purify the isotope for therapeutic use.
Researchers used single crystal X-ray diffraction to learn about the structure and bonding of a highly radioactive radium compound.
Researchers advance the use of cerium/lanthanum-134 for medical scans in actinium-225 cancer therapy.
Understanding radium’s chemistry increases the likelihood of using it for targeted alpha therapy in soft tissue.
An easy-to-use system can increase the availability of PET imaging agents to more patients.
Hard to produce in quantities and purities appropriate for human use, scandium radioisotopes have potential for imaging cancer.
Research advances the chemistry and improves the purity of isotopes for targeted alpha therapy used in the treatment of cancers.
Scientists can tune the strength of astatine-211 bonds with chemicals called ketones, laying the groundwork for a new class of radiopharmaceuticals.
A newly proposed approach aids chemical studies of rare, toxic, radioactive, and precious isotopes by requiring 1,000 times less material.