This publication presents strategies for the clinical implementation and quality management of positron emission tomography (PET) tracers. PET methodologies, which visualize in vivo biochemical, physiological and pharmacological processes, have revolutionized patient diagnosis and care. These technologies have opened up novel possibilities for non-invasive medical procedures and individualized patient management. The ultra-short half-lives of PET tracers, together with the busy and demanding nature of clinical settings, add to the complexities and create a need for more robust quality...

This publication supports earlier IAEA publications on knowledge management in proposing guidelines for the development of a knowledge portal for nuclear power plants (NPPs) and covers the main design principles and the typical content of such a knowledge portal. The information provided is based upon actual experiences of NPP operating organizations in Member States as well as of other related industries.

There are a large number of facilities and activities around the world in which radioactive material is produced, handled and stored. This Safety Requirements publication presents international consensus requirements for the management of radioactive waste prior to its disposal. It provides the safety imperatives on the basis of which facilities can be designed, operated and regulated. The publication is supported by a number of Safety guides that provide up to date recommendations and guidance on best practices for management of particular types of radioactive waste, for storage of...

This Safety Guide provides guidance on radiation protection and radioactive waste management programs for research reactor facilities. It identifies important components that should be considered at the design stage with regard to facilitating radiation protection and radioactive waste management. It also recommends good practices in implementing operational radiation protection and radioactive waste management programs and in their optimization.

The way in which local communities and other interested parties are engaged in dialogue about the decommissioning of nuclear facilities is likely to become an increasingly important issue as the number of decommissioning projects increases. This report identifies the broad range of stakeholders, their interests and interactions, and how these have affected actual decommissioning projects. The report takes into due account the environmental, sociopolitical, economic and cultural diversity among IAEA Member States, as well as the work of other organizations, in particular the Nuclear Energy...

This publication contains radioisotope decay and production details of 49 isotopes that can be prepared using cyclotrons. The introductory chapter discusses the principles of radioisotope production using cyclotrons, while Chapter 2 contains data on nuclear decay characteristics such as half-life, mode of decay, energy and abundance, nuclear reactions and excitation functions of the selected isotopes. This publication will be of interest to scientists and engineers working in radioisotope production using cyclotrons.

This publication provides information and guidance on methodologies and techniques which could be used to locate, identify and characterize disused, sealed radioactive sources on historical waste sites. The sealed and shielded nature of these sources often poses a significant challenge to their characterization and thus to the verification of historical radioactive waste inventory records. Therefore, to facilitate the safe and proper classification of such sources, this publication describes the advantages and disadvantages of a number of methods of characterization, as well as the...

This Safety Guide is intended to assist competent authorities in the development of compliance assurance programs concerning the transport of radioactive material. It also provides guidance to applicants, licensees and operating organizations for their interactions with regulatory authorities.