Abstract: A system for radioisotope production uses fast-neutron-caused fission of depleted or naturally occurring uranium targets in an irradiation chamber. Fast fission can be enhanced by having neutrons encountering the target undergo scattering or reflection to increase each neutron's probability of causing fission (n, f) reactions in U-238. The U-238 can be deployed as one or more layers sandwiched between layers of neutron-reflecting material, or as rods surrounded by neutron-reflecting material. The gaseous fission products can be withdrawn from the irradiation chamber on a continuous basis, and the radioactive iodine isotopes (including I-131) extracted.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a convenient method of synthesizing radiolabeled ?-trifluoromethyl ketones by a fluorination reaction. The present invention also relates to imaging agents and markers for identifying cell proliferation, or viral infection. The markers and imaging agents including the radiolabeled ?-trifluoromethyl ketones that are prepared by the present method.

Abstract: An FDG synthesizer, which comprises: a labeling reaction resin column comprising a column filled with a polymer-supported phase-transfer catalyst resin for trapping an ?.sup.18 F! fluoride ion contained in a target water, and performing a labeling reaction between the thus trapped ?.sup.18 F! fluoride ion and triflate, on the one hand, and a hydrolysis reaction vessel for receiving a reaction intermediate product obtained from the labeling reaction, and performing a hydrolysis reaction by adding a strong acidic aqueous solution or a strong alkaline aqueous solution thereto, on the other hand. The above-mentioned hydrolysis reaction vessel may be replaced with a cation-exchange resin column having a heating device and a flow rate control device of the reaction intermediate product.