Project 6 Domestic production of medical radioisotope (technetium-99m) in Japan
Studies
- Improvement of the devices within the hot cell (2013-)
- Neutron irradiation in a testing reactor (2013-)
- Separation, extraction, condensation tests of technetium-99m (2013-)
- Animal trials and clinical tests of technetium-99m preparations (2015-)
- Pharmaceutical applications and marketing (2016-)
Main institutes involved: Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Chiyoda Technol Corporation, and the University of Tsukuba