title: Production of medical radionuclides in Russia: status and future--a review.
abstract: We present a review of reactor and accelerator centers in Russia that produce medical isotopes, the majority of which are exported. In the near future, we anticipate increased isotope production for use in nuclear medicine in Russia. The existing linear accelerator at the Institute for Nuclear Research (Moscow-Troitsk) and several prospective installations are considered to be particularly capable of providing mass production of radionuclides that can substitute, to a certain extent, for the traditional medical isotopes.
authors: Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 60th October Anniversary Prospect, 7A, Moscow 117312, Russia. Electronic address: bz@inr.ru.
authors: B L
authors: BL
authors: Zhuikov
mesh_terms: D017357:Cyclotrons; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011522:Protons; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012426:Russia
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D011868:Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: Actinium-225; Molybdenum-99; Radioisotopes; Russia; Strontium-82; Tin-117m