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Chris Wagner: The role of Eden Radioisotopes in the future of nuclear medicine
Chris Wagner has more than 40 years of experience in nuclear medicine, beginning as a clinical practitioner before moving into leadership roles at companies like Mallinckrodt (now Curium) and Nordion. His knowledge of both the clinical and the manufacturing sides of nuclear medicine laid the groundwork for helping to found Eden Radioisotopes, a start-up venture that intends to make diagnostic and therapeutic raw material medical isotopes like molybdenum-99 and lutetium-177.
Kurt F. Schoenberg
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 80 | Number 1 | October 2024 | Pages S192-S206
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2024.2352662
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The following historical account highlights the evolution of controlled thermonuclear research (CTR) at Los Alamos (the singular entity denoted Los Alamos Laboratory/Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory/Los Alamos National Laboratory at different times in its evolution is designated “Los Alamos”) following the Manhattan Project. It focuses on magnetic fusion energy research performed by the Physics Division, Theory Division, and CTR Division from 1946 through 1990. It chronicles a compelling story, including the first laboratory demonstration worldwide of thermonuclear D-D fusion in 1960 by James Leslie Tuck and colleagues with the Scylla 1 theta pinch. Neither the rich history of Los Alamos research into inertial confinement fusion nor a summary of the historical breadth of fusion energy research worldwide is included. These subjects have been well researched and well documented in numerous publications, some of which are referenced herein.