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Isotopes Research and Production Department
Created on May 17, 2010.

    Main objectives and activities:

  1. studying the properties of medical isotopes and their application needs;
  2. studying the methods of production of medical isotopes, in particular accelerator methods;
  3. development of the methodologies for the obtaining of medical isotopes in the beams of electron accelerators;
  4. development of the methods of extracting the medical isotopes from irradiated material;
  5. development of the methods of controlling parameters of the obtained isotopes;
  6. Development of the methodologies for the obtaining of medical isotopes in the proton beams of the C18 cyclotron;
  7. transferring of the methods of obtaining, extracting, and controlling parameters of medical isotopes onto the cyclotron option;
  8. pilot production of medical isotopes in the beam of C18, improvement of methods and technologies for:
    • making and processing of targets before irradiation;
    • evacuation and relocation of targets;
    • chemical treatment of targets before extraction of the final product from the irradiated material;
    • product quality control;
    • restoration of metallic Molybdenum.
  9. development of the methods of medical instrumentation, including the usage of high-tech CCD matrices;
  10. the use of radiation technologies for sterilization of medical instruments and modification of materials;
  11. the use of cryogenic technologies in the production and extraction of isotopes.


THE DEPARTMENT NEWS

26.01.2024
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF AANL YOUNG RESEARCHERS.
On January 26, Andranik Manukyan, Head of the NAAG Isotope Production Technology Development Group, delivered his report:
Topic "Development of isotope production technologies"
During the report, A. Manukyan presented the activities of the Isotope Research and Production Department and, in particular, the Technology Development and Isotopes Production Group. The following questions were answered: What is nuclear medicine? What is a radioisotope? What is a radiopharmaceutical? The reporter told about new achievements of the department’s engineers in automating the processes in the isotope production, as well as for solving other problems in fundamental physics by using the radiation technologies.
     

2023

01.05.2023
On April 25-28, the Second Research Coordination Meeting on the IAEA coordinated research project took place entitled: "Production of the radioisotope gallium-68 and related radiopharmaceuticals based on the cyclotron (F22073)".
Ruben Dallakyan, Head of the AANL Isotope Research and Production Department, presented an interim report on the production of 68Ga and 67Ga isotopes using C18 cyclotron. The purpose of the meeting was to share experience among IAEA members for the cyclotron-based production of 68Ga and the preparation of 68Ga - labeled radiopharmaceuticals for the preclinical studies and further clinical application.
The coordinated research project involves research institutes and manufacturing companies from 12 countries.

01.03.2023

Please pay attention!
Call for Papers: IAEA International Conference on Research Reactors.
Interested contributors have until 28 April 2023 to submit abstracts for the IAEA’s International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future, to be held from 27 November to 1 December 2023 at the Dead Sea, in Jordan.


2022

17.10.2022
EMPLOYEES OF THE AANL DEPARTMENT OF ISOTOPES RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION PARTICIPATED IN THE IBA PET CYCLONE® USERS MEETING WITH SYNTHERA®


2020

03.03.2020
LECTURE
On March 05 at 14:30 in the seminar-room of Isotopes Department (ch. 112) the lecture titled
“IONIZING RADIATION AND BASES OF RADIATION SAFETY”
Speaker - Albert Avetisyan

06.02.2020

Please pay attention!

"We are glad to announce the call for application for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Nuclear Physics (EMJMDNP) 4th intake, 2020/2022."


2019

16.12.2019
Dear Colleagues!
A mini-symposium/conference
"Research in Nuclear Physics at AANL (YerPhI)"
will be held on December 23, 10:00 - 17:00,
in the conference hall of Building 22 of the A. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (YerPhI).

11.11.2019
CONGRATULATIONS!
The team of the Isotope Research and Production Division congratulates our friend and partner, Dr. Thomas Ruth, on his election to the Royal Society of Canada.

02.07.2019
"ISOTOPE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT, PLANS" - Head of Department Albert Avetisyan , Report on STC, July 1, 2019

17.06.2019
"SCIENTISTS DISCUSS PROBLEMS OF NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS AND MATERIALS: CONFERENCE AT YSU" - The international four-day conference entitled "Nuclear and Radiation Physics and Materials" was held at the session hall of YSU Academic Council today

13.06.2019

Dear All,

Today, the cyclotron achieved first beam. The process of commissioning will last several weeks but this is a great start.
Warm regards
Ani Aprahamian
Director A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory of Armenia

21.05.2019
WORKSHOPS
In May 23 at 15:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"Discussion of an Italian International Application for Patent "METHOD FOR OBTAINING A SOLID TARGET FOR RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS PRODUCTION""
Speakers: Nikolay Dobrovolski and Alexander Melkonyan

06.05.2019
A Representative From the Belgian Company (IBA ) Visited AANL - A representative from the Belgian company (IBA ) was here in Yerevan May 2-4 to explore the readiness of the cyclotron for commissioning. He gave us a "green" light to proceed with steps 2 engineering visit and step 3 for commissioning. This is a long-awaited and exciting step for us in Armenia!

09.04.2019
WORKSHOPS
In April 11 at 14:30 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"The SOREQ APPLIED RESEARCH ACCELERATOR FACILITY (SARAF) - Overview, Research Programs and Future Plans"
Speaker - Albert Avetisyan

11.02.2019
WORKSHOPS
In February 14 at 15:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"A MODERN METHOD of TARGET PREPARATION for 99mTc on CYCLOTRON"
Speaker - Ruben Dallakyan


2018

10.12.2018
WORKSHOPS
In December 13 at 14:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"PRODUCTION of MEDICAL ISOTOPES on PROTON AND ELECTRON ACCELERATORS (review of new publications)"
Speaker - Albert Avetisyan

24.09.2018
17th Workshop on Targetry and Target Chemistry was held from Aug. 27 through Aug.31 in Coimbra, Portugal. Ruben Dallakyan (Candidate of Sciences, Scientific secretary) and Gurgen Elbakyan (PhD student) from A. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory participated in that conference and had invited talks:

03.05.2018
National Laboratory Director Ani Aprahamyan and Chair of Board of Trustees Nerses Yeritsyan accompanied the President to the nuclear medicine center at premises of YerPhI. The head of Radioisotope production laboratory Dr. A. Avetisyan presented the nuclear physics research program with 18 MeV proton beam of cyclotron planned by YerPhI physicists. The possibilities of putting the cyclotron into operation quickly were discussed.

  


2016

10.06.2016
CONGRATULATIONS!
On May 31, 2016 a PhD student of isotope department Gevorg HARUTYUNYAN successfully defended his PhD thesis titled:"ACCELERATOR METHOD OF PRODUCING TECHNETIUM 99M – TECHNOLOGY OF PREPARATION AND PROCESSING OF THE TARGET AND THE BEAM CONTROL"
We wish You new successes, Gevorg!!!

12.04.2016
ANNOUNCEMENT
YerPhI, Hall of Seminars
April 19, 11:00
Test of the PhD thesis "ACCELERATOR METHOD OF PRODUCING TECHNETIUM 99M – TECHNOLOGY OF PREPARATION AND PROCESSING OF THE TARGET AND THE BEAM CONTROL"
by GEVORG HARUTYUNYAN,
employee of the Isotopes Research and Production Department.

27.01.2016
"INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF COOPERATION OF STATES - CIS MEMBERS IN THE FIELD OF PRODUCTION, USE, AND PROMOTION OF ISOTOPE PRODUCTS"


2015

10.03.2015
WORKSHOPS
In March 13 at 15:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHODS FOR NEUTRONS ENERGY MEASUREMENT ON EXPERIMENTS UNDER C18 CYCLOTRON BEAM (review and proposal)"
Speaker - Albert Avetisyan

26.01.2015
REPORT on the innovative project "Creating a device for remote handling irradiated targets" (Armenian language)

13.01.2015
"Annual Report of the Department of Research and Production Isotope" (Armenian language)


2014

25.04.2014
PRESS RELEASE
"The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supports producing of medical isotopes in Alikhanyan national lab (Yerevan Physics Institute)"

17.03.2014
WORKSHOPS
In March 18 at 15:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING DIRECT 99mTc proton beam from the cyclotron. TECHNOLOGY OF TARGET"
Speaker - Albert Avetisyan

29.01.2014
WORKSHOPS
In January 30 at 15:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"TECHNOLOGY OF ISOTOPE 123I electron beam - based on the Dubna experiments have"
Speaker - Nikolay DOBROVOLSKI


2013

03.12.2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
ICTP-IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme

"The Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP) aims at offering fellowship opportunities to Ph.D. students from developing countries in the fields of physics and mathematics...."

    Deadlines to submit applications are:
  • 15 February
  • 15 August

  • of each year

November

08.11.2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
On November 12 at 15:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"99mTc direct production technology using proton beam from cyclotron"
Proceedings of 2nd CRP meeting if IAEA in Padova (Italy)
Speaker - A. Avetisyan.


October

16.10.2013
Seminar for Young Scientists, Postgraduate Students and Undergraduates
On October 17 at 15:00 in the YerPHI seminar hall, 3-rd floor
Dr. Thomas J. RUTH
"Production of radionuclides for science and medicine with a low energy cyclotron"

14.10.2013
On October 15 at 11:00 in the seminar-room (building 22)
Dr. Thomas J. RUTH
"World Medical Isotope Crisis: How did this happen and where are we now?"


June

18.06.2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
On June 20 at 16:00 in the seminar-room of isotopes department (ch. 112) the talk titled
"ISOTOPES APPLICATION FOR MEDICINE"
will be presented.
Speaker - Gevork Harutyunyan

14.06.2013
CONGRATULATIONS!
On June 7, 2013 a PhD student of isotope department Ruben DALLAKYAN successfully defended his PhD thesis titled: "The Investigation of Photonuclear Reactions under 40 MeV Energy Beam of YerPhI Linear Electron Accelerator ".
We wish You new successes, Ruben!!!


May

29.05.2013
Educational seminars for young scientists of AANL

24.05.2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
On June 7, 2013 the PhD thesis of co-worker of the Isotopes Department Rouben Dallaqyan will be defended. The author's Ph.D. thesis can be found on this site.

21.05.2013
CONGRATULATIONS!
Master student of Yerevan State University - trainee of the Isotopes Department of YerPhI Gevork Harutyunyan defended his master thesis titled "Gamma-scanner for radiology purity testing of medicine intended radioisotopes".
Rating - 20 points.
Scientific supervisor - head the Isotopes Department Dr. Albert Avetisyan.

Master student of Yerevan State University - trainee of the Isotopes Department of YerPhI Ani Movsisyan defended her master thesis titled "Investigation of opportunity of 99mTc isotope direct production under С18 cyclotron proton beam".
Rating - 19 points.
Scientific supervisor - head of the Isotopes Department Dr. Albert Avetisyan.


April

15.04.2013
The Isotopes Research and Production Department WEB site was launched - "ISOTOPE".
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WORKSHOPS

06.09.2017
Workshop: "CYCLOTRON BASED PRODUCTION of TECHNETUM-99m" - based on the IAEA Radioisotopes and Radiopharmaceuticals Reports No. 2, "CYCLOTRON BASED PRODUCTION of TECHNETUM-99m"
Speaker - Ruben DALLAKYAN

  

2014

11.09.2014
LECTURE "RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION OF THE MEDICAL ISOTOPES"and LABORATORY RESEARCH "THE RADIOCHEMICAL PURITY MEASUREMENTS" for students from Physics, Radiophysics and other faculties
Speaker - Ruben DALLAKYAN
Laboratory assistant: Gevorg Harutyunyan, Gohar Avdalyan, Sveta Margaryan, Nora Harutyunyan

30.01.2014
Workshop: "TECHNOLOGY OF ISOTOPE 123I electron beam - based on the Dubna experiments have"
Speaker - Nikolay DOBROVOLSKI

  


2013

15.10.2013
Workshop: "World Medical Isotope Crisis: How did this happen and where are we now?"

20.06.2013
Workshop: "ISOTOPES APPLICATION FOR MEDICINE"
Speaker - Gevork Harutyunyan

  

  

22.02.2013
Workshop - presentations: " 99mTc DIRECT PRODUCTION USING PROTON BEAM FROM C18 CYCLOTRON"

14.03.2013
Workshop - presentations: "The solid target Nirta Solid Compact Model TS06, С18 cyclotron"