Abstract:
Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control (1). Many cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or immunotherapy, as well as radiotherapy, are intended to kill tumor cells. Brachytherapy can be performed by using tiny titanium cylinders which contain a small amount of radioactive material such as radioisotopes I125. These seeds are used as implants for prostate cancer or breast cancer. This Study is to develop and produce innovative radioisotopic products as brachytherapy seeds.
Research reactor in Serpong Indonesia has been producing radioisotopes I125 from the mid year 2005 through 4 time irradiation. From these radioisotopes the research would continue to produce I125 brachystherapy. This study is focused on the technology producing of I125 brachystherapy production, for Indonesian people who has a cancer.