Medical isotope production without highly enriched uranium / / Committee on Medical Isotope Production Without Highly Enriched Uranium, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958408603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009
• ISBN: 9786612239243; 9780309141093; 0309141095; 9781282239241; 1282239244; 9780309130400; 0309130409
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Disciplina: 546.431
• Soggetti: Uranium - Isotopes - Therapeutic use; Highly enriched uranium - Isotopes - Therapeutic use; Molybdenum - Isotopes - Therapeutic use; Technetium - Isotopes - Therapeutic use; Radioisotopes - Therapeutic use; Nuclear medicine - Standards - United States; Diagnostic imaging; Radionuclide generators; Quality control; Molybdenum - supply & distrubution; Molybdenum - isolation & purification; Radioisotopes - supply & distribution; Technetium Compounds - isolation & purification; Diagnostic Imaging; Radionuclide Generators; Quality Control; 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 (p. 163-167).
• Nota di contenuto: Background and study task -- Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m production and use -- Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m supply -- Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m supply reliability -- Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m demand -- Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m production costs -- Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: technical considerations -- Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: regulatory considerations -- Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: general approaches and timing -- Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: prospects and feasibility.