Researchers remotely operate mechanical arms to isolate key alpha isotopes for medical use at a lab of the China Spallation Neutron Source in Dongguan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to China ...

Alpha isotopes, often described as the "nuclear warhead against cancer", possess high-energy, short-range properties that precisely destroy cancer cells with minimal damage to healthy tissue, offering ...

The U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) have started producing a crucial medical isotope, according to a community announcement. Gadolinium-153 (Gd-153) is ...

Radioisotope power systems (RPS) keep spacecraft going with nuclear batteries. Until now, RPS operated using a plutonium isotope, but researchers have found that an isotope of americium could keep ...

TAE Life Sciences is developing a next-generation boron neutron capture therapy for cancer. After recently introducing Alphabeam, a compact and affordable accelerator-based neutron system suitable for ...