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First astatine-labeled compound shipped in the U.S.
The Department of Energy’s National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) on March 31 announced the successful long-distance shipment in the United States of a biologically active compound labeled with the medical radioisotope astatine-211 (At-211). Because previous shipments have included only the “bare” isotope, the NIDC has described the development as “unleashing medical innovation.”
K. O. Ott, F. M. Clikeman, G. A. Harms
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 88 | Number 1 | September 1984 | Pages 1-15
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A17136
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The main results of several years of research on neutron and gamma-ray physics in the Purdue Fast Breeder Blanket Facility (FBBF) are summarized. Presented are neutron capture rates in 238U, 232Th, gold, tungsten, and manganese, and fission rates in 235U and 239Pu. Neutron spectra are determined from proton recoil energies over the range from 2 keV to 2 MeV. The energy deposition of the gamma-ray field is measured with thermoluminescent detectors. Since the FBBF is a source-driven facility, all results are obtained on an absolute basis and are compared with corresponding calculations. Most of the results are presented as calculated/experimental trajectories except for the neutron spectra. The absolute and complete experimental results will be presented in separate papers. The comprehensive and coherent interpretation of deviations between calculated and experimental results is explored. Three major deviations are identified; they concern the “bulk” of the neutron population, the low-energy wing of the spectrum, and the space dependency of resonance absorption.