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DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

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By bombarding a natural vanadium target with high-energy photons, INL researchers created a pure, low-cost form of Scandium-47 which can be used to treat prostate, lung, intestinal and pancreatic cancers, among others.

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Chris Morgan, Idaho National Laboratory

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