Iran Tech

Thallium-201 and Gallium-67 are radio-isotopes that are pivotal in nuclear medicine and very accessible to do SPECT scans to diagnose various types of disease. In this episode, we find out how they are produced.

Gallium is the element that we use to diagnose a variety of different cancer types. But how do we get the Gallium itself? Find out the answer in this episode.

For 10 years, Iran's radiopharmaceutical industry has been able to manufacture a general diagnosis tool for identifying cancer tumors and their metastases across the body. Here's how it works.

We are finally stepping inside Tehran Research Reactor to see how the core of the reactor works and how the fuel for the reactor is made.

We go back into Tehran Research Reactor to learn about what can happen after the nuclear fission at the core of the reactor.

While a radiator may look like a metal box with water running through it, it involves a surprising amount of depth and basic science.

In a nuclear reactor, the reactor core is submerged in a deep pool of water for safety against radioactivity. But the water eventually gets saturated with radioactive toxicity, and needs to be safely gotten rid of - but how?

How can we tell which period in history does an ancient artefact belong to without damaging it? By using proton beams to identify which substances are used in it!

Artifacts require preservation from being disintegrated by microorganisms. They also need to be dated to a period with high accuracy. Nuclear science comes to the rescue again.

The future of clean energy is now. In this episode, we will look at how a nuclear reactor can give us 1000MW/h of electricity.