Jan. 30, 2023 – Health Imaging reports on a new case study published indicating that radioisotope supply issues are delaying prostate cancer treatments using 177Lu-PSMA-617, commonly known as Pluvicto. The health care news source writes: Following its [2022 FDA]...
Jan. 11, 2023 – Citing aging infrastructure and anticipated future demand, the Welsh government is taking action to establish a stable supply of medical radioisotpes for citizens of the United Kingdom. World Nuclear News reports: The Welsh government says that, as...
Nov. 11, 2022 – Pennsylvania-based WellSpan Health is notifying patients that global medical radioisotope shortages will require patients to delay, reschedule, or pursue other imaging solutions. On its website, the health system writes: A critical world-wide shortage...
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...
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...
