Producers deny blame for European radioisotope shortage

September 10, 2008 Producers deny blame for European radioisotope shortage Paula Gould ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry sources blame a shortage of molybdenum-99 that is expected to frustrate nuclear medicine providers into mid-October on sheer bad luck, not a lack of cooperation between facilities. The three sites in Europe that generate Mo-99 coordinate their production and maintenance schedules so that at least one reactor is always online, according to Marc Gheeraert, president of the Association of Imaging Producers and Equipment Suppliers.

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