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The Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča”, Laboratory for Radioisotopes, during many years of scientific-research work and in cooperation with nuclear medicine centers in the country and abroad, has developed a whole series of radiopharmaceuticals that are used in diagnostics and therapy.

Today, the Laboratory for Radioisotopes is a unique center in Serbia registered by the Ministry of Health of Republic of Serbia for the production of radiopharmaceuticals.

The Laboratory for radioisotopes is involved in a large number of European and national projects aimed at developing new radiopharmaceuticals for use in medicine. The Laboratory for Radioisotopes, Quality Control, is a unique control Laboratory for the control of radiopharmaceuticals and sealed radioactive sources. Also, the Laboratory replaces sealed sources of Ir-192 and Se-75 in devices for radiography, as well as the replacement of sources used in industrial automation.

In cooperation with the Laboratory for Radiation Protection, which provides services of dosimetric measurements, and Foreign trade department, which enables the marketing of radiopharmaceuticals to users, the Laboratory for Radioisotopes is ready to deliver radiopharmaceuticals to users, upon request, in the shortest possible time (within one working day if radioisotopes are available).

The Laboratory for radioisotopes achieves a very significant cooperation:

– with a large number of scientific research institutions in Serbia, such as numerous faculties of the University of Belgrade, the Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP in Belgrade, the Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Belgrade, the Institute for Genetic Engineering in Belgrade;

– with a large number of world-renowned scientific research institutions, namely:

IAEA, Vienna, Austria
National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Aghia Paraskevi, Attikis, Greece
CERN Institute, Geneva, Switzerland
Radioisotope Center IZOTOP, Budapest, Hungary
Radioisotope Center POLATOM, Poland

The beginnings and development of the “Laboratory for radioisotopes”

1980.
The Laboratory changed its name again in 1980 to “Institute for Radioisotopes”, and the current name “Laboratory for Radioisotopes” (RI) has got in 1992.
1971.
In 1971, it was transformed into the “Laboratory for the Development and Production of Radioisotopes” (because the processing of nuclear fuel was suspended as a result of the shutdown of the nuclear energy program) and focused its activities on basic and developmental research of a multidisciplinary nature. In that period, methods for the production of various radioactive preparations were developed, as well as their regular production for use in medicine and the economy. Over time, the activity expanded to include new radionuclides, radiopharmaceuticals and technologies, primarily following the needs of nuclear medicine.
1959.
The Laboratory was established in 1959 under the name “Laboratory for high-activity chemistry”, which was engaged in the production of radioisotopes and the processing of spent nuclear fuel. The laboratory is designed to enable safe work with radioisotopes of high activity and high radiotoxicity. The first production cell was installed in 1960, and radiopharmaceuticals based on 32P, 131I and 198Au began to be regularly produced.

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Services
The services we provide meet a wide range of all the needs of our users, from the quality control of radiopharmaceuticals, labeling pharmaceuticals with various radionuclides to installation and deinstallation of sealed radioactive sources in devices, servicing and repair of devices with installed sealed radioactive sources, as well as the construction and manufacture of devices with radioactive materials.
Products
Over the past 60 years, more than 200 products from various categories have been developed and released on the market: radionuclides, sealed radioactive sources, radiopharmaceuticals, medical devices.

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The beginnings and development of the “Laboratory for radioisotopes”

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