The High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten in the Netherlands has initiated its first cycle of 2024 focusing on irradiating lutetium for medical applications.
NRG Pallas, which operates the HFR, said the cycle started on 19 January, with the reactor typically running eight to nine production cycles annually, supplying radioisotopes for treating a third of patients worldwide.
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