Radiology News: 'Isotope' p4 Result: Searchterm 'Isotope' found in 38 News Result Pages • ''The Commission adopted a Communication to the European Parliament and to the Council on medical applications of ionizing radiation. It proposes a way forward to resolve the urgent issue of shortage of supply of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine. The ...' Friday, 6 August 2010 by euroalert.net • ''A nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ont., where medical isotopes are made has received the green light to restart operations after being shut down for more than a year. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced Wednesday afternoon that it was ...' Wednesday, 7 July 2010 by www.cbc.ca • ''Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced that it has received additional supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) to produce vital medical isotopes for its TechneLite® (Technetium Tc99m Generator) generators as ...' Thursday, 27 May 2010 by www.azom.com • ''The United States is one step closer to getting back into the business of medical isotopes. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 400-17 on a bill that would grant $163 million (U.S.) over five years to subsidize the domestic production of medical ...' Monday, 9 November 2009 by www.thestar.com • ''Mumbai: India is facing a severe shortage of imported medical radioisotopes for use in nuclear diagnostic procedures and treatment of heart, bone and kidney ailments and plans to produce a type of Molybdenum-based isotope that would be freely available. ...' Friday, 23 October 2009 by www.zeenews.com • ''SNM and a coalition of eight other organizations have issued a white paper urging Congress to take steps to maintain adequate supplies of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), a radioactive substance that is the basis for a common medical isotope used in more than 80 ...' Tuesday, 28 July 2009 by www.eurekalert.org • ''The Saskatchewan provincial government alongside the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) have come together to establish a CA$500 million, 10 megawatts research nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes. In 1949 - cobalt-60 treatment was tried for the ...' Friday, 10 July 2009 by en.wikinews.org • ''Three intercontinental deals today illustrate the pressure on medical isotope supplies in the face of problems at two of the world's leading production reactors. The extended shutdown of the NRU reactor at Chalk River in Canada means a short supply of ...' Monday, 15 June 2009 by www.world-nuclear-news.org Result Pages Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln |