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August 4, 2009
Canadian province releases proposal on nuclear reactor
MDS Nordion has submitted a proposal to a Canadian government panel on medical isotope and technetium-99m generator production, suggesting that its Multipurpose…
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August 3, 2009
MDS urges computer code approval to activate MAPLE
The government of Saskatchewan Tuesday released its proposal for a Saskatoon-based nuclear reactor with a potential price tag of $500 million to $750 million…
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July 23, 2009
Isotope costs surge as supply dwindles
Suppliers of medical isotopes are dramatically hiking their prices amid a worldwide shortage of a tool used to detect cancer and heart illnesses, resulting in higher costs…
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July 9, 2009
Maintenance Stop High Flux Reactor Petten
The annual summer stop of the High Flux Reactor in Petten, during which regular preventative maintenance, testing and inspection is performed is planned for the period…
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May 30, 2009
99Mo supply – the times they are a-changing
Recently there has been a phenomenal growth in clinical PET using 18FDG as well as a resurgence of interest in imaging with 123I. However, 99mTc still remains the most popular radionuclide…
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March 10, 2009
Production of 99Mo for Nuclear Medicine by 100Mo(n,2n)99Mo
We have proposed a new route to produce 99Mo for nuclear medicine by the 100Mo(n,2n)99Mo reaction. The reaction cross section is known to be ∼1.5 b in the neutron energy, En, range…
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