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TRIUMF continues to pursue the production of technetium-99m by medical cyclotron technology
TRIUMF
continues to pursue the production of technetium-99m by medical
cyclotron technology... even if this will be viable route, let's not
forget that a new reactor replacing the aging NRU not only could produce
medical isotopes but also it could allow neutron scattering to continue
for many years more... here is a recent report by TRIUMF on their
activities: http://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/triumf-global-isotopes-conversation
... "This week, Dr. Thomas J. Ruth is participating in a 3-day "Moly-99
Topical Meeting" in Santa Fe, New Mexico, organized by the U.S. DOE's
National Nuclear Security Administration. Tom is one of only three
Canadians invited to the workshop (the other being from the Government
of Canada and Nordion). The meeting features leaders from the major
U.S. laboratories and research organizations as well as nuclear-medicine
companies and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Tom is speaking about the NISP program he leads with support from
Natural Resources Canada that is demonstrating how existing,
conventional medical cyclotrons can be modestly upgraded to become
viable suppliers of Tc-99m for locall urban regions. "
This is the link to more details on their joint program with Natural Resources Canada: http://www.triumf.ca/nrcan-nisp
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