Abstract: CURRENT STATUS AND TRENDS ONPRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF RADIOISOTOPECai Shanyu(Isotope Department, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413)Abstract The production capabilities and geographic distribution of radioisotopes in the world are given. The current status on the application of radioisotope in medicine, industry, agriculture, research and other fields are described briefly. The trends on production and application of radioisotope are also discussed.Key words radioisotope radioisotope production radioisotope application trends of radioisotope