by Scott Larrivee | Nov 11, 2022 | Industry News
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...
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 | 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...
