Breaking America's Dependence on Imported Molybdenum

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-371

  Einstein, Andrew J ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

molybdenum 99; radioisotope; technetium 99m

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM 99; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; COMMERCE; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; MOLYBDENUM; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIONUCLIDE GENERATORS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61649097969     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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