Chalk River and Petten together normally produce about 70 percent of the world's supply of an isotope called technetium 99, used in 85 percent of diagnostic imaging procedures. From Wordnik.com. [ScrippsNews] Reference
Together, these two reactors produce about 60 per cent of the world's supply of an isotope called technetium 99, a radioactive substance used in 85 per cent of diagnostic imaging procedures. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Scientists from Argentina, Egypt, India and 15 other countries are descending upon the University of Missouri Research Reactor this week to coordinate research and spur commercial development of the substance, called technetium-99. From Wordnik.com. [seMissourian.com Headlines] Reference
Physicians use medical isotopes such as technetium 99 to save lives, but terrorists could use the production byproducts to build crude nuclear weapons. From Wordnik.com. [Web Edition | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists] Reference
The atomic mass of a totally synthetic element, such as technetium, is the atomic mass number of the most commonly synthesized isotope, or the first such isotope reported. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
His cyclotron produced technetium, the first artificial element. From Wordnik.com. [Lawrence, Ernest Orlando] Reference
One of their goals was the development of new technetium radiopharmaceuticals. From Wordnik.com. [Contributor: Mario Rivero-Huguet] Reference
A number of incidents in 2008 pointed up shortcomings and unreliability in the supply of isotopes, particular technetium. From Wordnik.com. [Radioisotopes in medicine] Reference
Professor Perrier the element technetium, together with Corson and Mackenzie the element astatine, and together with Kennedy. From Wordnik.com. [Emilio Segrè - Biography] Reference
It is an isotope of the artificially-produced element technetium and it has almost ideal characteristics for a nuclear medicine scan. From Wordnik.com. [Radioisotopes in medicine] Reference
Currently, perchlorates are used to prevent technetium uptake during medical imaging and as part of a treatment to counter the thyroid effects of the drug amiodarone. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Perchlorates] Reference
In particular, ULM neutrons could be used to transmute dangerous long-lived radioactive isotopes found in nuclear waste (e.g., cesium, strontium, and technetium) into benign, stable elements. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: LENRs for nuclear waste disposal] Reference
In particular, ULM neutrons could be used to transmute dangerous long-lived radioactive isotopes found in nuclear waste (e.g., cesium, strontium, and technetium) into benign, stable elements. '. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: LENRs for nuclear waste disposal] Reference
The chemistry of technetium is so versatile it can form tracers by being incorporated into a range of biologically-active substances to ensure that it concentrates in the tissue or organ of interest. From Wordnik.com. [Radioisotopes in medicine] Reference
And Urbain noted the cost of medical technetium isotopes has jumped 30 per cent. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Online Health News] Reference
The isotope at issue -- technetium 99M -- can be targeted at specific body parts. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
Usually it presents with rectal bleeding, and then a technetium scan is the best choice. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Examples include Teflon, NutraSweet, Paxil and meaningfully sized chunks of element No. 43, technetium. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
They also want to test whether Shewanella produces OmcA on the cell surface when exposed to uranium and technetium. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
The isotope, technetium 99, is used to measure blood flow in the heart and to help diagnose bone and breast cancers. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Dr. Valliant has developed a form of insulin that is labelled with technetium, the most widely used radioisotope in diagnostic medicine. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases]
"GE Healthcare has a North American supply agreement with Lantheus Medical Imaging for the supply of technetium generators," the letter says. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Online Health News] Reference
And finally, what a strange element is technetium in the first place, as without stable isotopes, it marks a gap in the middle of the periodic table?. From Wordnik.com. [Backreaction] Reference
We should be scanning A and F type stars for spectral signatures of technetium apparently - or perhaps an overabundance of praseodymium and neodymium. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
The labeling of streptavidin and peptides was stable for at least three hours, and then decreased with 40 to 50\% free technetium being detectable at 6 hours. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
By moving patients to thallium, we can help address the general shortage of imaging agents as well as free up technetium for those patients, who truly need it. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
However, medical products maker Covidien Ltd. is the only other company besides Lantheus that sells generators and technetium to Canadian nuclear medicine clinics. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Online Health News] Reference
The use of technetium will permit more widespread adoption of the insulin-based agent by allowing imaging with SPECT equipment, which is widely available in most hospitals. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases]
CBC ran a story on the possibility of alternatives, and thallium-201 featured prominently as one such substitute, particularly for technetium-based nuclides for cardiac evaluation. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
"This kind of respiration is fascinating from an evolutionary standpoint, but we're also interested in how we can use the bacteria to remediate nasty compounds such as uranium, technetium, and chromium.". From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Radioactive isotopes of the element technetium (Tc) are produced in bulk by nuclear facilities, while a specific isotope of Tc with a very short life is routinely used as a medical tracer in human bodies. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, supplies about one-third of the world's supply and about half of the U.S. supply of the molybdenum isotope that decays to form technetium. From Wordnik.com. [Peak Oil News] Reference
"If Lantheus Medical Imaging can meet 100 per cent of our needs, a per (millicurie) surcharge for technetium will not apply. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Online Health News] Reference
"For example, we have been surprised that technetium from Sellafield has been found in sea shells and seaweed off the Norwegian coast and has accumulated in lobsters. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
0.9% plutonium (about two thirds fissile Pu-239 & Pu-241) 0.3% cesium & strontium (fission products) 0.1% iodine and technetium (fission products) 0.1% other long-lived fission products. From Wordnik.com. [Nuclear waste management] Reference
For several weeks our hospital had no technetium. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Rarer than technetium. From Wordnik.com. [InstaPunk] Reference
And tantalum, technetium, titanium, tellurium, (gasp). From Wordnik.com. [Qulog 2.0] Reference
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