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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine
Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.
Educational Session|Panel|Sponsored by Executive/Leadership
Tuesday, August 11, 2020|12:00–1:30PM EDT
Session Organizer:
Ken Thomas (INL)
Knowledge Manager:
Matthew Mairinger (Ontario Power Generation)
This session will be a followup from the Plenary Session to get the details concerning the Transformational Change Project being implemented by XCEL Energy in cooperation with INL.
Don Bostic
Xcel Energy
Hank Butterworth
Ken Thomas
INL
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