NIDC News
Our NIDC News reports the latest developments in U.S. Department of Energy’s isotope production efforts, university partnerships, facility improvements, staff news, and other notable center activities as they occur. Stay Connected
June 11, 2019
Recently the National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC), managed by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science for Nuclear Physics, updated the half-life value of actinium-225 (Ac-225) to 9.92 days. This is a change from the previously used value of 10.0 days.
This update was made based on a paper published in Applied Radiation and Isotopes titled "Measurement of the Ac-225…
May 30, 2019
Recycled medical devices, diverted from going to a special landfill, supply the key ingredient in a drug that treats prostate cancer. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed and demonstrated a process to produce actinium-227 using harvested radium-226 from legacy medical devices. The devices are secured by the Department of Energy Isotope Program. Scientists convert the…
March 13, 2015
The DOE Isotope Program (DOE IP) is pleased to announce the availability of radium-224/lead-212 generators. Lead-212 (10.6 hour half-life) and its daughter bismuth-212 (60.6 minute half-life) are of interest in targeted alpha-particle therapy of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancers and melanoma. Research in progress is demonstrating the effectiveness of these isotopes in destroying cancer…
May 16, 2019
Join Us for the Isotope User Group Meetings
The U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program will host three isotope-specific user group meetings during the upcoming SNMMI 2019 conference in Anaheim, CA. These 1-hour sessions offer a unique opportunity for isotope users to congregate and tackle pertinent issues through open discussion. Knowledgeable facilitators will guide…
February 21, 2019
Zirconium-89 is a radionuclide that’s just right for cancer tumor imaging. When the isotope is combined with a tumor-seeking molecule, it lasts long enough in the body to find the tumor and to be imaged. Researchers developed a less labor-intensive and more efficient way to chemically process and purify the isotope. They use a low energy cyclotron, a simple target station, and an automated…
June 1, 2018
The US Department of Energy Isotope Program has agreed to terms with Bayer on a 10-year supply contract for actinium-227 (Ac-227) to support the company’s anticipated market growth of Xofigo®, a drug proven to prolong survival and improve the quality of life for patients with prostate cancer that has metastasized to the skeleton. The Ac-227 is produced at and shipped from Oak Ridge National…
May 24, 2018
The latest issue of our National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) Newsletter is now available! Read about the latest developments in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) isotope production, university partnerships, facility improvements, staff news, and other notable center activities. Highlights for this issue include:
DOE produces first newly enriched stable isotope in nearly two…
May 16, 2018
A team of 11 research staff at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been commended by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for their instrumental roles in the campaign to produce the enriched stable isotope ruthenium-96 (Ru-96), last produced in the United States more than 40 years ago. Presented on behalf of Dr. Stephen Binkley, Deputy Director for Science Programs in the Office of Science…
May 7, 2018
Suresh Srivastava, a Senior Medical Scientist Emeritus and research advisor in the Collider-Accelerator Department and Medical Isotope Research & Production Program at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), is this year’s recipient of the Glenn T. Seaborg Award. He recently accepted the award during the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Spring 2018 National Meeting & Exposition in New…
March 14, 2018
The US Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) recently provided more than 500 mg of highly enriched ruthenium-96 (Ru-96), most of which was newly produced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Enriched Stable Isotope Pilot Plant (ESIPP). This marks the first production of a newly enriched stable isotope by the DOE IP in nearly 20 years. In addition, this milestone successfully fulfills a…
