The production of reactor-based medical isotopes is fragile, which has meant supply
shortages from time to time. This paper reviews alternative production methods in the form of …

44Sc has favorable properties for cancer diagnosis using Positron Emission Tomography
(PET) making it a promising candidate for application in nuclear medicine. The …

Abstract Background Terbium-155 [T 1/2= 5.32 d, Eγ= 87 keV (32%) 105 keV (25%)] is an
interesting radionuclide suitable for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) …

Radiometals play a fundamental role in the development of personalized nuclear medicine.
In particular, copper radioisotopes are attracting increasing interest since they offer a varying …

The future development of personalized nuclear medicine relies on the availability of novel
medical radionuclides. In particular, radiometals are attracting considerable interest since …

The characterization of particle accelerator induced neutron fields is challenging but
fundamental for research and industrial activities, including radiation protection, neutron …

The development of instrumentation for operation in high-radiation environments represents
a challenge in various research fields, particularly in particle physics experiments and space …

Featured Application A proposed recovering shield for a magnetron sputtering deposition
method can be applied in case of the highly expensive material utilization, specifically in the …

A novel active focusing system was developed for enhancing the irradiation performance of
the 18 MeV medical cyclotron in operation at the Bern University Hospital in view of the …

A novel three-dimensional non-destructive beam monitor named π 3 was conceived,
realized and tested. It is based on a thin aluminum foil coated with P47 scintillating material …