PRECAUTIONARY STEPS ADVISED BY TASKFORCE TO COPE WITH RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL SHORTAGES
March 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A TASKFORCE established by the European Commission after last year's shortage of radiopharmaceutical supplies in Europe has recommended precautions are taken to deal with any repeats of these problems. This follows a 2008 summer temporary shutdown of the Netherlands' High Flux Reactor in Petten, which produces 60% of radioisotopes used in European radiopharmaceuticals. The task force has now recommended a better coordination of scheduled maintenance of such reactors and that their uranium use targets be standardised.
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