Technetium-99m, a critical nuclear imaging radioisotope, is in short supply and could cause delays or cancellations of over 40,000 medical imaging studies daily in the United States. The global ...
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Tackling supply shortages: As the supply chain for medical radioisotopes continues to struggle, researchers are developing new methods for producing technetium-99m, and exploring the potential of ...
OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that subsidiary BWXT Medical Ltd. has submitted a new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Owing to the shortage of 99Mo caused by the unexpected prolonged shutdown of the Chalk River and Petten reactors in 2007, the need to explore alternative methods of producing technetium radioisotopes, ...
In vivo tumor imaging with radiolabels is an important diagnostic tool in cancer treatments. Nonspecific compounds such as technetium-99m sulfur colloids 1 or technetium-99m Sestamibi 2,3 are ...