Radiochemistry

Abstract

This year's report on recent progress in Radiochemistry considers radiochemical methods in isotope production, advances in labelling procedures, radioactive isotopes in the environment and miscellaneous topics of radiochemical interest. Radiation chemistry, neutron activation analysis and the chemistry of elements that happen to be radioactive will be eschewed. HighlightsThe labelling of glucose 91 with oxygen-15!-from cyclotron to product in just seven minutes. A solution to part of nuclear waste problem by transmutation of technetium 381 into a stable ruthenium isotope. And the possibility of varying 46 radioactive half-lives by chemical means-to be confirmed.