The use of the nuclear reactor for biological and medical purposes especially in therapeutic applications, health physics research and radiobiological investigation, is summarized. The status of research work and utilization of these reactors is also presented.
At present, the production of radioisotopes is the most important application of the reactor is biology and medicine. Most biological and medical reactors have only recently begun to be operated, so that prominent work with their we can hardlg be expected yet. If these reactors provide good operating results and granted the solution of a number of basic radiobiological problems, the neutron therapy and other biomedical applications have excellent prospects of success.
