CHICAGO (Reuters) - A global shortage of medical isotopes used in scores of medical imaging tests has forced some doctors to delay patient care or shift to more costly medical tests, experts told U.S.

Researchers have devised a way to produce isotopes, which are essential to medical imaging technology, in a type of particle accelerator that some hospitals have, according to a news release.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of nuclear medicine, the integration of diagnostics and therapeutics - known as theranostics - represents a groundbreaking shift in how we approach the treatment of ...

Texas A&M scientists have unlocked new potential for astatine-211, a rare and short-lived element, as a highly precise cancer-fighting isotope. Its alpha emissions destroy tumor cells while sparing ...

June 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Tuesday announced an investment of up to C$35 million ($26.6 million) to bolster the development and production of medical isotopes in the country.

A poor decision made years ago based on the assumption that our neighbors would have our backs has returned to haunt us. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy scrubbed a project to produce nuclear ...

Framatome and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to demonstrate the feasibility of producing non-carrier added lutetium-177, a medical isotope used for ...

In a concerted effort to address the global shortage of medical isotopes used in cancer treatment, Energy Fuels Inc. UUUU recently acquired RadTran LLC. Energy Fuels and RadTran have been ...

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) +2.3% in early trading Monday after saying it agreed to acquire RadTran LLC in an effort to further plans for development and production of medical isotopes used in cancer ...

ASP Isotopes was up sharply on Thursday after the company successfully enriched Ytterbium-176 (via its “quantum laser enrichment” process) months ahead of schedule. The isotope and high-assay ...