Thorium-228 production (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Thorium-228 production

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ORNL technician Summer Widner cleans a thorium-228 vial in the glove box prior to shipment. ORNL provides Th-228 for lead generators used in cancer treatment, among other applications.

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ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

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