Astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth and one of the least studied within the periodic table, mostly because it lives up to its name, which is the Greek word for "unstable." ...

This week, we meet the element astatine, whose very name tells us almost half of all that we know about it. Astatine's chemical symbol is At and its chemical number is 85. Its name comes from the ...

Radiopharmaceutical experts and researchers to gather June 19-20 in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The first-ever U.S.-based meeting of the World Astatine Community will ...

A research team from the Graduate School of Medicine at Osaka University has started an investigator-initiated clinical trial of sodium astatine ([211 At]NaAt) injection for refractory differentiated ...

A fundamental property of the rarest element on Earth, astatine, has been discovered for the first time, scientists say. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles ...

CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Curadh MTR Inc. ("Curadh") and Alpha Fusion, Inc. ("Alpha Fusion") will present on the clinical development of radiopharmaceutical products at the ...

Researchers in Japan are developing world-leading expertise in making and using the alpha particle emitter, astatine-211 (211 At), which has potential for use as a strong radionuclide therapy for ...

Studying the infinitesimally rare element astatine can feel like chasing shadows. All of its isotopes are radioactive, the most stable having a half-life of 8 hours, and the estimated stock of ...

VALENCIA, Calif. and GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nusano, a physics company transforming the production of radioisotopes, and Atley Solutions, a global leader in commercial ...