carrotaddiction t1_j711d9z wrote on February 3, 2023 at 8:19 AM Reply to comment by Tupcek in A medical isotope made from nuclear weapons waste (Tc-99m) has a six-hour half-life. How do hospitals keep it in stock? by Gwaiian and that's without factoring in its biological halflife. Most of it goes down the toilet. Permalink Parent 15
carrotaddiction t1_j711d9z wrote
Reply to comment by Tupcek in A medical isotope made from nuclear weapons waste (Tc-99m) has a six-hour half-life. How do hospitals keep it in stock? by Gwaiian
and that's without factoring in its biological halflife. Most of it goes down the toilet.