Credit: Credit: Washington University School of Medicine, ©SNMMI: C. Kratochwil. J. Nucl. Med., 2016; 57 (12); 1941
Medical applications of isotopes produced at BLIP Top: BLIP produces Strontium-82, a relatively stable isotope that can be transported and used in hospitals to generate Rubidium-82, a radiotracer that reveals reduced blood flow in heart muscle under stress. This precision scanning points physicians to coronary arteries that need treatment.
Bottom: Before and after images show how a molecule labeled with Actinium-225 delivers cell-killing alpha particles directly to tumors, eradicating metastatic prostate cancer. The BLIP team aims to increase the production of Ac225 so scientists can conduct large-scale trials and get this potentially lifesaving treatment to more patients