Isotope Shortage: And the Menace Continues

Isotope Shortage: And the Menace Continues It has been about one month since Canada has seen the shut down of its major nuclear reactor situated near the Chalk River. This has played a huge in taking the current isotope shortage to the worst stage... More

Isotope Shortage: And the Menace Continues It has been about one month since Canada has seen the shut down of its major nuclear reactor situated near the Chalk River. This has played a huge in taking the current isotope shortage to the worst stage imaginable. Thanks to this shortage the use of nuclear medicines have also stopped thus making the diagnosis and treatment of some of the diseases completely impossible. This is not surprising considering the fact that the plant has been the major supplier of about 40 percent of molybdenum-99 worldwide. This is the kind of isotope that made nuclear medicine possible. This has forced doctors either to seek other alternatives for this isotope or resort to surgery in order to detect the disease. Lack of these isotopes will mean that physicians would not be able to conduct various important examinations that include, checking the condition of blood flow in the heart, bone scan, and lung scan. Patients who are allergic to CT scan solely dep Less