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1. Ionizing radiation and cancer therapy
1.1 A reminder of radioactive decay
Radioactivity is a natural physical phenomenon observed in the case of unstable isotopes, known as radionuclides, which leads to their stabilization by the release of a particle and/or an electromagnetic wave from their nucleus. The instability of nuclides appears more frequently as the element's atomic number increases, with all atoms heavier than bismuth (Z > 83) possessing only radioactive isotopes. When it decays, a given radioactive isotope can emit a well-defined particle: either a helium nucleus (α particle), an electron (β particle – ) or a positron (an antielectron noted β + particle). These particles are most often accompanied by electromagnetic...
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Ionizing radiation and cancer therapy
Astate-211
Bibliography
Bibliography
Websites
Nuclear Oncology Research Team http://www.crcina.org
Cyclotron Arronax http://www.cyclotron-nantes.fr
IRSN: knowledge base on radioactivity http://www.irsn.fr
Events
International symposium on radiopharmaceutical sciences. Held every two years. http://www.srsweb.org/meetings/
European symposium on radiopharmacy and radiopharmaceuticals. Held every two years in April. http://www.esrr.info/
Congress of...
Regulations
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN): institute covering all risks associated with ionizing radiation used in industry and medicine, as well as natural radiation. http://www.irsn.fr
Patents
Process for isolation and purification of astatine-211. United States Patent Application: 0160053345.
Method of producing radionuclides and apparatus therefore. WO/2018/007643
Method for synthesizing iodo- or astatoarenes using diaryliodonium salts. WO/2017/089492
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Astate-211. Arronax cyclotron, Saint-Herblain http://www.cyclotron-nantes.fr
Tubular furnace for astatine distillation. Verder France, Carbolite Division [email protected]
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