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 ...