by Scott Larrivee | Nov 10, 2022 | Industry News
Nov. 10, 2022 – The unexpected shut down of a nuclear reactor in Belgium is creating issues for patients in Canada needing medical imaging procedures. The Toronto Star reports: QEII [Queen Elizabeth II] hospital performs some 6,000 of those diagnostic imaging tests...
by Scott Larrivee | Oct 24, 2022 | Industry News
Oct. 24, 2022 – Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory broke ground today on a new facility to secure the nation’s domestic supply chain for radioisotopes. “Isotopes are so essential to helping diagnose and treat...
by Scott Larrivee | Feb 12, 2022 | Industry News
Feb. 12, 2022 – The failure of a nuclear reactor to come back online in the Netherlands is posing medical radioisotope shortages worldwide. In response, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is attempting to help alleviate supply chain challenges. Imaging...
by Scott Larrivee | Dec 7, 2021 | Industry News
European officials are warning that increasing demand and aging infrastructure may limit the availability of radioisotopes needed for medical imaging and advanced therapeutic treatments. Reuters reports: The EU is the world’s biggest producer of Molybdenum-99, a...
