Publicatie Laka-bibliotheek:
Medical Radioisotopes Production without a nuclear reactor
| Auteur | Laka, H.vd Keur |
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1-01-2-12-33.pdf |
| Datum | mei 2010 |
| Classificatie | 1.01.2.12/33 (LAKA (VML.KERNENERGIEARCHIEF)) |
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Uit de publicatie:
Medical Radioisotopes Production Without A Nuclear Reactor
Henk van der Keur
Laka Foundation, 22 May 2010
www.laka.org
Contents
1 Introduction 2
2 The Emergence and Development of Nuclear Medicine 4
2.1 Original production of radioisotopes 4
2.2 The rise of reactor-produced radioisotopes 5
2.3 Nuclear imaging modalities 6
2.4 Drawbacks of using PET, SPECT and CT 8
2.5 Methods in radiotherapy 10
3 The Basics of Nuclear Medicine 11
3.1 Artificial radioisotopes production 11
3.2 Medical applications 12
3.2.1 Isotope imaging and diagnosis 12
3.2.2 Internal radiotherapy 18
4 Medical Radioisotopes & Applications 20
4.1 Radioisotopes used in imaging 21
4.2 Therapeutic radioisotopes 22
5 Reactor-based Radioisotopes Produced by Cyclotrons? 26
5.1 Accelerator production methods for commonly used reactor-based
radioisotopes 26
5.2 Cyclotron-produced isotopes as an alternative for reactor-produced
isotopes 30
5.3 ADS alternatives for reactor-produced isotopes 30
5.4 Other alternatives for reactor-produced isotopes 31
5.5 Advantages of the cyclotron 31
6 Recent Developments and Prospects in