TABNAK, Dec 14: The machine was presented in a ceremony attended by Mohammad Eslami, the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and concurrent with the 2nd day of the 12th Iran Lab Expo in Tehran.
The device has been produced by the Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI).
As to radiopharmaceuticals, the AEOI chief said that the organization currently distributes 69 of these types of drugs, adding that research is underway on 20 more types some of which have already entered the clinical phase.
These radiopharmaceuticals are used in cancer treatment, he added.