Production Review of Accelerator-Based Medical Isotopes
Yiwei Wang, Daiyuan Chen, Ricardo Augusto, Liang Jixin, Zhi Qin, Juntao Liu, Zhiyi Liu
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
Economic shortageProduction (economics)IsotopeCyclotronNuclear physicsEnvironmental scienceNuclear engineeringPhysicsEngineeringEconomicsGovernment (linguistics)PhilosophyLinguisticsPlasmaMacroeconomicsNuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsBoron Compounds in Chemistry