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The ISOLPHARM project: ISOL-based production of radionuclides for medical applications

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Radionuclides for radiopharmaceuticals can be produced in cyclotrons or nuclear reactors. Each of these production modes has serious issues, such as high target costs, production of long-lived wastes and contaminants, expensive separation. For this reason, new methods are under consideration for the production of highly pure radionuclides. The ISOL (Isotope Separation On-Line) method is the major technique for the production of radioactive ion beams for nuclear physics applications. The SPES-ISOLPHARM project at INFN-LNL (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro) is a feasibility study for the production of medical isotopes exploiting the ISOL method. The ongoing activities concerning a recent experiment focused on 111Ag, a study performed in collaboration with Padova and Trento Universities, is presented.

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  1. INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale dell’Università 2, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy

    A. Andrighetto, M. Tosato, M. Ballan, S. Corradetti & F. Borgna

  2. Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, Via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padua, Italy

    M. Tosato & V. Di Marco

  3. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Padua, Via Marzolo 5, 35131, Padua, Italy

    G. Marzaro & N. Realdon

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Andrighetto, A., Tosato, M., Ballan, M. et al. The ISOLPHARM project: ISOL-based production of radionuclides for medical applications. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 322, 73–77 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06698-0

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