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<item><title><![CDATA[GammaTracker Imaging Algorithm]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=283</link><description><![CDATA[The GammaTracker Imaging Algorithm, when&nbsp;deployed in&nbsp;an instrument, detects and locates gamma rays from all kinds of radioisotopes.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:18:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Radioisotope Y-90 Generator]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=261</link><description><![CDATA[High-purity radiochemical processing is one of many resident expertises at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.&nbsp;This signature capability is critical for preparing radioisotopes for special applications in medicine, research, and national security.&nbsp;Researchers at PNNL have developed a small, inexpensive generator prototype for the production of the medical isotope yttrium-90 (Y-90), a short-lived beta-emitting radionuclide that can be milked and purified from its parent radioisotope, strontium-90 (Sr-90).At present Y-90, a&nbsp;radioactive isotope used in drugs for the treatment of various cancers, including lymphoma, leukemia, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, and bone cancers, is produced at limited locations in the United States.&nbsp;The preparation of a highly pure yttrium-90 product for use as a therapeutic drug product component is a significant challenge.&nbsp;The medical isotope&nbsp;has been approved for at least one life-saving cancer drug.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:44:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Method of Separation of Yttrium-90 from Strontium-90]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=216</link><description><![CDATA[The development of an efficient method for retrieving and purifying the medical isotope yttrium-90 (Y-90) as a decay product of stockpiled strontium-90 (Sr-90) is a breakthrough technology that was developed and patented at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:55:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Particle Separation, Inspection and Transport System]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=199</link><description><![CDATA[PNNL researchers have developed a device and method for separating and transporting sub-millimeter size particles and providing various inspection means to rapidly characterize individual particles for quality control purposes.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:03:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Method and Apparatus for Production of 213Bi from a High Activity 225Ac Source]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=196</link><description><![CDATA[The use of radiation to kill or neutralize unwanted cell growth such as cancer has led to increasing interest in the usage of various radioactive isotopes.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:05:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improved Separation and Purification Method for Gadolinium]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=194</link><description><![CDATA[Gadolinium-153 (Gd-153, half-life of 242 days) is used in both the early detection and tracking of the crippling brittle bone disease of osteoporosis and as a calibration source for single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) cameras.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:22:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laminated Rare Earth Structures]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=193</link><description><![CDATA[Neutron absorbers incorporated in the pimary coolant or fuel assemblies, dedicated rods, fuel pellet coatings or as dispersions are the traditional approaches used in maintaining reactivity and optimizing fuel burnup for continuous and economical power production in many nuclear reactors.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:17:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calibrating Gamma Cameras with a Flood Source]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=42</link><description><![CDATA[Gamma camera imaging systems are essential tools in nuclear medicine. These systems are routinely checked for quality performance using sealed &quot;flood&quot; sources that present a uniform gamma field as a uniform gray-scale image in the camera field-of-view.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:13:54 GMT</pubDate></item>  
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