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The Medical Isotope Crisis: How We Got Here and Where We Are Going
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| Author | Nucl, J. Ruth, Thomas J. |
| Abstract | You may make 3 attempts to pass the test and must answer 80 % of the questions correctly to receive 1.0 CEH (Continuing Education Hour) credit. SNMMI members will have their CEH credit added to their VOICE transcript automatically; nonmembers will be able to print out a CE certificate upon successfully completing the test. The online test is free to SNMMI members; nonmembers must pay $15.00 by credit card when logging onto the website to take the test. 99mTc is the most widely used radionuclide in nuclear medicine. The reactor stoppages that occurred in recent years illustrated the vulnerability of the availability of radiotracers for imaging. With many of the reactors due for shutdown over the next 5–10 y, alternative routes to producing the 99Mo/99mTc pair are being explored. This brief review examines how we have reached this situation and what the near and distant future holds for securing the availability of these radioisotopes. Key Words: 99Mo; 99mTc; nuclear medicine; isotope production |
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