Researchers gain new insights into how the isotope astatine-211 interacts with resins commonly used to purify the isotope for therapeutic use.
Understanding radium’s chemistry increases the likelihood of using it for targeted alpha therapy in soft tissue.
Researchers advance the use of cerium/lanthanum-134 for medical scans in actinium-225 cancer therapy.
Hard to produce in quantities and purities appropriate for human use, scandium radioisotopes have potential for imaging cancer.
An easy-to-use system can increase the availability of PET imaging agents to more patients.
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.
This new method individually separates heavy metals — an actinide chemist’s dream.
High-energy proton experiments optimize production of medical imaging isotopes while providing insight into how to protect astronauts from space radiation.