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Polish reactor may aid medical isotope shortage

FEB 17, 2010
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NYTimes.com : Just as the worldwide shortage of technetium 99 —radioactive isotope used in millions of medical procedures—is about to get worse, officials say a new source for the substance has emerged: a nuclear reactor in Poland.
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