Technetium-99m (99mTc) is used in approximately 85% of diagnostic imaging procedures in nuclear medicine worldwide. Interruptions in the supply of molybdenum (99Mo), which is used to produce 99mTc, ...

In spite of its exotic heritage, technetium is now widely used in medicine as a diagnostic tool. Radioactive molybdenum-99 is allowed to decay to form technetium-99m — meaning 99 Tc in an ...

The most widely used radioisotope in diagnostic nuclear medicine is technetium-99m. It can be attached to several specific molecules, allowing the diagnosis of many diseases, including certain types ...

Radioactive Technetium-99m is used in medicine to image the skeleton and heart and has a six-hour half-life. If it is injected into a patient and considered to be safe in 10 half-lives ...