Editing Radionuclide (section)

===Synthetic===
[[File:Artificial nuclide americium-241 emitting alpha particles inserted into a cloud chamber for visualisation.jpg|thumb|[[Artificial]] [[nuclide]] [[americium-241]] emitting [[alpha particle]]s inserted into a [[cloud chamber]] for visualisation]]
[[Synthetic radionuclide]]s are deliberately synthesised using [[nuclear reactor]]s, particle accelerators or radionuclide generators:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-15 |title=Radioisotopes |url=https://www.iaea.org/topics/nuclear-science/isotopes/radioisotopes |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=www.iaea.org |language=en}}</ref>
* As well as being extracted from nuclear waste, radioisotopes can be produced deliberately with nuclear reactors, exploiting the high flux of [[neutron]]s present. These neutrons activate elements placed within the reactor. A typical product from a nuclear reactor is [[iridium-192]]. The elements that have a large propensity to take up the neutrons in the reactor are said to have a high [[neutron cross-section]].
* Particle accelerators such as [[cyclotron]]s accelerate particles to bombard a target to produce radionuclides. Cyclotrons accelerate protons at a target to produce positron-emitting radionuclides, e.g. [[fluorine-18]].
* Radionuclide generators contain a parent radionuclide that decays to produce a radioactive daughter. The parent is usually produced in a nuclear reactor. A typical example is the [[technetium-99m generator]] used in [[nuclear medicine]]. The parent produced in the reactor is [[molybdenum-99]].