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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Radium sources yield cancer-fighting Ac-225 in IAEA program
The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that, to date, 14 countries have made 14 transfers of disused radium to be recycled for use in advanced cancer treatments under the agency’s Global Radium-226 Management Initiative. Through this initiative, which was launched in 2021, legacy radium-226 from decades-old medical and industrial sources is used to produce actinium-225 radiopharmaceuticals, which have shown effectiveness in the treatment of patients with breast and prostate cancer and certain other cancers.
Volunteer Signup Form
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference 2021 is currently looking for moderators and technical support staff for the conference.Let us know below when you can assist. We ask that you commit to the dates/times chosen as we will be scheduling you for those times. There will be a volunteer meeting/training session as we get closer.
As a volunteer:
The conference dates are April 8-10, and the volunteer shifts will be:
Please email Edward Chen (echen2@ncsu.edu) if you have questions regarding volunteering.
Last modified March 5, 2021, 9:19am EST
