A new source of Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) medical isotopes has been approved by the Health Ministry in Canada.
In a released statement, the ministry said that Lantheus Medical Imaging has been given the go ahead to use Molybdenum 99 (Moly-99) produced by the Open Pool Australian Light-water (OPAL) reactor to make Tc-99m for diagnostic imaging.
About Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI)
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Magnetic Resonance Imaging
"Health Canada has been working hard to secure alternative supplies of medical isotope Moly 99 since the Chalk River shutdown," Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said in a statement.
The situation came about after the Chalk River reactor in Ontario was found to be leaking hard water. The latter was producing almost a third of the world's medical isotopes.
Introduction of Nuclear Medicine
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Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Nuclear Medicine
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Egg Donation
The term ‘Egg Donation’ is commonly used to refer to the contribution of her eggs by a woman to another, who is incapable of producing her own.
The term ‘Egg Donation’ is commonly used to refer to the contribution of her eggs by a woman to another, who is incapable of producing her own.
Now, Nuclear Fusion Possible With Giant Laser Reactor
A giant laser reactor, which was once thought impossible, has been unveiled in California, US, which scientists hope will accomplish nuclear fusion, the Holy Grail of energy sources.
A giant laser reactor, which was once thought impossible, has been unveiled in California, US, which scientists hope will accomplish nuclear fusion, the Holy Grail of energy sources.
