The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) announced that it has developed equipment to automatically produce two isotopes used in diagnostic nuclear medicine--  zirconium-89 (Zr-89) oxalate and chloride, in large scales.

The research team, led by Dr. Park Jeong-hoon of the Advanced Radiation Technology Institution of KAERI, succeeded in producing Zr-89 by developing a control system, a nuclide separation program, and a graphic user interface needed for the manufacturing of equipment after optimizing the radiochemical separation process.

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KAERI builds Auto-production system of 2 isotopes for cancer diagnosis-Korea Biomedical Review

Source: Korea Biomedical Review