Production techniques and quality control of sealed radioactive sources of palladium-103, iodine-125, iridium-192 and ytterbium-169 : final report of co-ordinate research project, 2001-2005.

Radioactive sealed sources e.g. I-125, Ir-192 and Pd-103 as miniature sources are required for the treatment of many tumors and for industrial uses . Miniaturization and high specific activity are the main parameters of modern sealed sources for most applications. This publication provides the methodology and technology of preparation of miniature sealed sources based on these radioisotopes for medical applications, as well as for industrial quality control. Radioactive sealed sources are largely applied in industry for radiation processing, non-destructive testing (NDT), online process control and analysis. Yb-169 and Ir-192 are the most promising radioisotopes, in particular for NDT inspection. They can be produced in high specific activity. This publication provides practical information about the production of these miniature sealed sources. It gives useful procedures for their encapsulation, welding techniques and quality control.--Publisher's description Read more... The development and manufacturing of miniature sealed sources for brachytherapy and industrial applications / V. Bogdanov, P. Mikhalevich, N. Diatel -- Preparation of 125I seed sources for implantation therapy of prostate cancer / H. Fan, X. Jin, H. Bai -- New methods in miniature techniques for preparation of sealed sources for medical application / L. Falvi, J. Környei, M. Lakatos, L. Baranyai, I. Gáspár -- Development of miniature 125I sources for the treatment of eye and prostate cancers / A. Dash, S.K. Saxena, R.B. Manolkar, A. Shanta, M.A. Majali, M. Venkatesh -- Development of 125I seed source for treatment of eye and prostate cancer / A.R. Ghahramani, M.R. Ghahramani, H. Pourbeigi, R. Naghdi, H. Shafiee, Z.M. Mehdikhani, S. Sheibani -- 125I sublimation/chemosorption technique for miniature source core production / P.V. Chakrov, V.S. Zhdanov -- Development of miniature radiation sources for medical and NDT applications / K.J. Son, J.S. Lee, U.J. Park, S.B. Hong, K.S. Seo, H.S. Han -- Production of 125I seed sources for brachytherapy uses / M. Benites, J. Miranda, R. Condor, L. Cavero, R. Martínez -- Development of radioactive sealed sources for use in brachytherapy / I. Cieszykowska, A. Piasecki, M. Mielcarski -- Principles development of 103Pd reactor production technology and palladium seed core production technology by electrochemical plating / R.A. Kuznetsov, V.M. Radchenko, V.A. Tarasov, N.N. Andreichuk, L.S. Lebedeva, V.D. Gavrilov, A.N. Pakhomov