Officials Scramble for Solutions to Global Isotope Shortages

As global demand continues to grow for the medical isotope necessary for imaging procedures, most of the reactors used to produce technetium-99m (Tc-99m) will be permanently decommissioned within six years. A task force set up last year in the EU to consider solutions to isotope shortages released its first report this month to the European Commission. The report suggests convening stakeholders to discuss alternative diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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