QA issues in radioisotope production for nuclear medicine
QA issues in radioisotope production for nuclear medicine
QA issues in radioisotope production for nuclear medicine
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LFMCong<br />
82701<br />
Sources of Radioisotopes<br />
Naturally Occurr<strong>in</strong>g<br />
– primordial (eg. Uranium-235, Potassium-40)<br />
– cosmic ray produced cont<strong>in</strong>uously (eg.<br />
Carbon-14, tritium)<br />
Man made<br />
– reactor produced with neutrons<br />
– accelerator produced with protons or other<br />
charged particles<br />
Brookhaven Science Associates<br />
U.S. Department of Energy
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