Learn more about Isotopes
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BulletinSeptember 1, 2023For the first time, scientists observe a new and rare decay mode where oxygen-13 breaks into three helium nuclei and a proton following beta decay.Nuclear Physics
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August 28, 2023Researchers advance the use of cerium/lanthanum-134 for medical scans in actinium-225 cancer therapy.Isotope R&D and Production (DOE IP)
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August 14, 2023Hard to produce in quantities and purities appropriate for human use, scandium radioisotopes have potential for imaging cancer.Isotope R&D and Production (DOE IP)
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August 3, 2023An easy-to-use system can increase the availability of PET imaging agents to more patients.Isotope R&D and Production (DOE IP)
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August 2, 2023Nuclear weapons and commercial nuclear reactors are completely different in four key ways. Here's how.Office of Nuclear Energy
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July 18, 2023Delivery of 0.5 kilograms is the largest shipment of new heat source plutonium oxide in more than a decade.Office of Nuclear Energy
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July 7, 2023By reanalyzing the distribution of active protons in nuclei, researchers found a possible solution to a particle physics puzzle involving quarks.Nuclear Physics
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July 7, 2023Researchers at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory use isotopes to better understand our environment and the organisms in it.Office of Science
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June 28, 2023Nuclear physicists find evidence of superradiant states by looking at the alpha decay of excited states in mirror nuclei.Nuclear Physics
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June 7, 2023Research advances the chemistry and improves the purity of isotopes for targeted alpha therapy used in the treatment of cancers.Isotope R&D and Production (DOE IP)