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UK / Scientists Make Breakthrough In Production Of Crucial Medical Radioisotope

By David Dalton
6 June 2022

Lead-212 used in target cancer therapy
Scientists Make Breakthrough In Production Of Crucial Medical Radioisotope
he production process was developed at NNL’s laboratory in Preston, northern England. Courtesy NNL.
Scientists at the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory say they have made a breakthrough for producing Lead-212 (Pb-212), a very important medical radioisotope for treating cancer, but which is difficult to produce and therefore in short supply.

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