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Medical Isotopes: essential tools
for molecular nuclear medicine
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Support 20 million clinical procedures annually
in the U.S.
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Used to diagnosis, stage, treat disease, and to
assess organ functionality
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May be paired with a carrier molecule, such as a
drug, protein, or peptide, for cell-specific
targeting
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Produced by reactors, accelerators
(cyclotrons), and by generation from
longer-lived radioactive products