Radioisotopes and radiochemistry in health science
Radioisotopes and radiochemical methods find broad application in environmental research and nuclear medicine. This Collection provides an overview on current advances and novel concepts in radioisotope science and applications relating to human health. The Collection includes papers on radionuclide research for medical diagnostics and therapy, including isotope production and purification, radiolabelling and bioconjugation techniques. The Collection also includes papers on the applications of isotopes in environmental research.
Editors
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Michael Ernst-Heinrich Fassbender
Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Michael Ernst-Heinrich Fassbender is a leading scientist in the fields of radionuclide production and purification with more than 20 years of experience. He received his PhD degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in chemistry and radiochemistry from the University of Cologne, Germany. After a two-year postdoc fellowship at iThembaLABS, South Africa, he joined the Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA, to take on technical, scientific and scholarly responsibilities within the US Department of Energy’s National Isotope Program. He has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2017.
