The seminar takes place in Hanoi on November 1, 2018.

Radiation and radioactive isotopes have proven effective in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, said Professor. Dr. Mai Trong Khoa of Bach Mai hospital.

"The combination of the X-Ray method and nuclear medicine will definitely improve and contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. This technology can be applied at provincial hospitals as long as  we can provide enough radioactive isotopes during the treatment process," added Khoa. 

In the sphere of industry, gamma rays have been used in the garment-textile sector and petro-chemistry.

In agriculture, by 2017, Vietnam  applied the technology of mutation breeding to 68 different varieties of plants which  led to significant increases in productivity.

Delegates stressed the need to import more technologies and organize more scientific-technological workshops with the participation of foreign partners to hasten the application of atomic energy in socio-economic development.