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This book is the product of a congressionally mandated study to examine the feasibility of eliminating the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU2) in reactor fuel
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Molybdenum-99 for Medical Imaging
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
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The decay product of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), technetium-99m (Tc-99m), and associated medical isotopes iodine-131 (I-131) and xenon-133 (Xe-13