[f(k)] colloquium tom ruth today 10:15

[Ilari Maasilta]

Dear all,

welcome to today's physics colloquium,

Friday 27 May, at 10:15 in FYS1 Speaker:**Tom Ruth, TRIUMF***
Title:    *******Can accelerators meet the demand for Tc-99m?******

Abstract:

Technetium-99m is the most widely used radionuclide in medicine 
worldwide. Historically this isotope has been produced via fission of 
uranium-235 in a small number of research reactors. These reactors are 
showing their age (all >45 years) as indicated by prolong shutdowns over 
the past few years. In an attempt develop alternative methods for the 
production of Mo-99 and Tc-99m the Government of Canada has funded 
multiple projects aimed at making use of electron and proton machines 
for the production of medical isotopes. A description of these 
approaches will be provided including recent results.




Best regards,

Kari Eskola and Ilari Maasilta

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