MU researchers study terbium-161 with the hope that one day it could be the next major radioisotope produced to treat cancer.
![Carolyn Anderson, left, and graduate student Ejike Iweha discuss research on terbium-161 in the Anderson lab at the University of Missouri's Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Center.](https://nextgenmurr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240130_MITC-Carolyn-Anderson-SEO-0352-1024x682.jpg)
Feb. 27, 2024
Ground-breaking innovation at Mizzou provides patients around the world with access to a lifesaving toolbox of vital pharmaceutical ingredients called radioisotopes produced at only one location in the United States — the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR).