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Nuclear Medicine / Sector Aims To Tackle Isotope Supply Problems As Excitement Grows Over Targeted Therapies

By Kamen Kraev
13 April 2023

Advances in emerging field of ‘theranostics’ are a game-changer

Sector Aims To Tackle Isotope Supply Problems As Excitement Grows Over Targeted Therapies
Millions of patients around the globe rely on the regular and timely production of diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes produced in research reactors and accelerator facilities. Image courtesy IAEA.
Advances in medical isotope diagnostics and therapy are holding promise for cancer patients, despite challenges facing the nuclear medical field in recent years related to radionuclide production and supply, rising costs, and stricter regulation.

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