Isotopes for medicine and the life sciences / / Committee on Biomedical Isotopes, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; S. James Adelstein and Frederick J. Manning, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812203103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
• ISBN: 0-309-17669-7; 1-280-19321-2; 9786610193219; 0-309-58764-6; 0-585-02392-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 132 pages) : illustrations, map
• Altri autori (Persone): AdelsteinS. J; ManningFrederick J
• Disciplina: 616.07/575
• Soggetti: Radioisotopes in medical diagnosis - United States; Radioisotopes - Therapeutic use - United States; Life sciences - Research - United States; Radioisotopes in research - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Isotopes for Medicine and the Life Sciences""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""ENRICHED STABLE ISOTOPES""; ""REACTOR-PRODUCED RADIONUCLIDES""; ""ACCELERATOR-PRODUCED RADIONUCLIDES""; ""PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODELS FOR NBTF""; ""A NATIONAL ISOTOPE POLICY""; ""1 Introduction""; ""CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE""; ""PLAN OF THE REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Enriched Stable Isotopes""; ""HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""CURRENT APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES""; ""ISOTOPE SEPARATION IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""FUTURE SUPPLIES""; ""NEW AND ALTERNATIVE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES""""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Reactor-Produced Radionuclides""; ""HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""CURRENT APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES""; ; ""SUPPLIES AND SUPPLIERS""; ""Molybdenum-99""; ""Current Sources""; ""Future Sources""; ""Research and Development on Alternative Sources""; ""Other Commercial Radionuclides""; ""Research Radionuclides""; ""Market Analyses""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Accelerator-Produced Radionuclides and a National BiomedicalTracer Facility""; ""HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE""""CURRENT APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES""; ""SUPPLIES AND SUPPLIERS""; ""Commercially Available Radioisotopes""; ""Short-Lived Radioisotopes for PET""; ""Radionuclides Currently Produced at DOE Facilities""; ""BLIP""; ""LAMPF""; ""TRIUMF""; ""Future Production""; ""Proposed NBTF""; ""Upgraded BLIP""; ""In-House Research and Education at the NBTF""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Public-Private Partnership Models for NBTF""; ""THE DOE ISOTOPE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM""; ""CANADA'S TRIUMF""; ""NORDION AND ISOTOPES""""UNIVERSITIES AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES IN RESEARCH""; ""DOE LABORATORY AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMERCIAL VENTURES""; ""Radiation Therapy at Brookhaven""; ""Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF)""; ""Technology Transfer and Cooperative Agreements""; ""POSSIBLE MODEL FOR NBTF""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""6 A National Isotope Policy: Proposal for a New Way to Manage the Nation's Isotope Resources""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""APPENDIX A Waste Management""; ""NATURE AND SOURCES OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE (LLRW)""""RISK FROM LLRW""; ""DISPOSAL SITES""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR ISOTOPE PRODUCTION AND USE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX B Legal Considerations""; ""THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954""; ""PUBLIC LAW 101-101""; ""THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACT OF 1986""; ""ANTI-TRUST CONSIDERATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX C Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""APPENDIX D Table of Elements""; ""APPENDIX E Glossary""