Radiochemicals
Description
Nearly 80% of nuclear medicine diagnostics use Tc-99m Metastable Technetium-9. Tc-99m is used in many tests, also called scans, to visualize the metabolism of different organs such as the heart, bones, lungs, thyroid, brain, kidneys, gastrointestinal system, etc.
This enables specialized nuclear medicine doctors to make an adequate diagnosis in many pathologies such as cancer, heart attacks, infections and inflammations, respiratory disorders, degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, and endocrine gland dysfunctions. In the case of cancer, the purpose of this picture of metabolic activity is essential to determine the extent of the disease.
Status
Weekly
Radionuclidic purity
>99.9%
Radiochemical purity
>97.0%
Chemical formula
Na‚ÇÇMoO‚ÇÑ
Concentration
> 17.4 GBq/ml
Specific activity
> 185 TBq/g carrier free
Half life
2.75 days
Calibration
6 days
Form
0.2 M NaOH
Regions
Asia, Canada, Latin America, Middle East, USA
Initial activity
mCi
Elapsed time
days
Final activity
