Deputy of Atomic Energy Organization: Iran achieved the complete chain of separation of “tellurium isotopes”.
| The Deputy Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said: By using this semi-industrial unit, we will have the complete chain of separation of tellurium isotopes, which is actually the main material for the production of iodine 131 radioisotopes for the treatment of thyroid cancer. |
According to Tasnim news agency from Isfahan, Ali Nowrozi at the opening ceremony and the launch of the project of the semi-industrial unit for the production of “Hexafluoride Tellurium” in Isfahan, he said: When talking about radiopharmaceuticals, only the part of patients using these drugs in the hospital is imagined, while the process of producing radiopharmaceuticals is very complicated and difficult.
CEO of Iran Advanced Technologies Company explained: The production process of radiopharmaceuticals first starts from mines, rocks and soil, so that the required metal is obtained from the soil and in the chemical process, it becomes substances whose isotopes can be separated.
He continued: Then the separation of isotopes continues by going through complex physical processes, and after separation, the isotopes enter the reactors where they become radiopharmaceuticals.
He pointed out: the system and equipment that was unveiled today includes an important part of the isotope separation process and chain, and it is the part that separates the materials We prepare isotopes.
Noroozi emphasized: By using this unit, we can say that we have a complete chain of isolation of tellurium isotopes, which is actually the main material for the production of iodine 131 radioisotopes for the treatment of thyroid cancer. We will have it and by producing this material, we will satisfy the domestic needs. increases.
Norouzi said: In fact, we have achieved the technology related to the production of this valuable material and a very big path in the field of using metals such as molybdenum, tungsten and … which have many applications in the field of medicine and the production of radiopharmaceuticals, as well as industry, has been opened before us. And at the same time as the visit of the vice president and head of the Atomic Energy Organization to Isfahan on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the project of the semi-industrial unit for the production of “Hexafluoride tellurium” was launched at the UCF site.
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