The made-in-Canada problem facing nuclear medicine

Health | 207530 hits | May 26 9:43 am | Posted by: DrCaleb

Buried deep inside the federal budget bill is an amendment to allow the sale and probable dismantling of Canada's medical isotope supplier. It is the first step toward an expected worldwide shortage in a key ingredient in diagnostic imaging.

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by Goober911
Mon May 26, 2014 5:30 pm
Great planning. Dimwits.
by wildrosegirl
Mon May 26, 2014 10:38 pm
I actually saw a documentary on this yeeeeeaars ago (like.. 10-12ish). Nice to see they got right on that.
by Jabberwalker
Mon May 26, 2014 10:55 pm
So, what exactly does AECL DO these days? They've failed to bring any new rector types along in about three decades and it is still a money-munching monster.
by Xort
Tue May 27, 2014 5:39 am
"Goober911" said
Great planning. Dimwits.

It was a bad idea to run for so long selling the product below cost.

I'm not sure if technetium-99 will be produced by I know the University of Alberta has done something with a reactor to produce medical and scientific isotopes.

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