August 1946
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory shipped the first nuclear reactor-produced
radioisotopes for civilian use to the Bainard Cancer Hospital in St. Louis,
Missouri. After World War II, Oak Ridge turned out numerous inexpensive
radioactive compounds for medical diagnosis and treatment and for research and
industrial applications. In the June 14, 1946 issue of Science, Oak
Ridge listed all the radioisotopes its laboratories could prepare. The ad drew
quick response, and Oak Ridge sent out its first shipment of carbon-14 in
August.
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