European nuclear medicine services respond to technetium supply crisis

September 9, 2008 European nuclear medicine services respond to technetium supply crisis Paula Gould -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- European hospitals and nuclear medicine clinics are taking action to prevent an acute shortage of medical isotopes from harming patients. Ongoing problems with access to technetium-99m are leading to the postponement of nonurgent scans, reintroduction of procedures that had been phased out, and off-label use of other radiopharmaceuticals.

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