Molybdenum-99 for Medical Imaging

by Division on Earth and Life Studies, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, et al.

The decay product of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), technetium-99m (Tc-99m), and associated medical isotopes iodine-131 (I-131) and xenon-133 (Xe-133) are used worldwide for medical diagnostic imaging or therapy. The United States consumes about half of the world's supply of Mo-99, but there has been no domestic (i.e., U.S.-based) production of this isotope since the late 1980s. The United States imports Mo-99 for domestic use from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309445310
• ISBN13: 9780309445313
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 263 Pages