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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 24 > A medical hazard tied to reactors, but not like you think

A medical hazard tied to reactors, but not like you think

Closures create shortage of key radioactive drug

By Matthew L. Wald / The Bulletin
July 24, 2009

A global shortage of a radioactive drug crucial to tests for cardiac disease, cancer and kidney function in children is emerging because two aging nuclear reactors that provide most of the world’s supply are shut for repairs.

The 51-year-old reactor in Ontario, Canada, that produces....

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