USA. Losa Alamos, NM. 2017. Eva Birnbaum (in red), Isotope Program Manager, and scientists David Reass (blue) and Adam Davis (foreground) who are part of her team, at the Isotope Production Facility. For a story on the state of cancer research in the USA. At the Isotope Production Facility, a proton beam is extracted from the main LANSCE accelerator to produce isotopes for application in the fields of medicine, fundamental nuclear physics, national security, environmental science, and industrial applications.