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Annals of Nuclear Medicine
Published in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine 9/2011

01-11-2011 | Letter to the editor

Molybdenum-99/technetium-99m management: race against time

Author: Mushtaq Ahmad

Published in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine | Issue 9/2011

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Abstract

Molybdenum-99 is a parent of diagnostic nuclear medicine. It decays to technetium-99m, which used in over 30 million investigations per year around the world. Supplies of Tc-99m remained fragile in the last few years, which may occur again in the short and long term. Few suggestions have been registered in this letter to cope inadequate supply of the most wanted radionuclide for patient care.
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Metadata
Title
Molybdenum-99/technetium-99m management: race against time
Author
Mushtaq Ahmad
Publication date
01-11-2011
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Annals of Nuclear Medicine / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0914-7187
Electronic ISSN: 1864-6433
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-011-0512-0

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