Nuclear data for production and medical application of radionuclides: Present status and future needs

The significance of nuclear data in the choice and medical application of a radionuclide is considered: the decay data determine its suitability for organ imaging or internal therapy and the reaction cross section data allow optimisation of its production route. A brief discussion of reaction cross sections and yields is given.
Source: Nuclear Medicine and Biology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Source Type: research