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technetium-99m, the radionuclide most commonly used to image the body in nuclear medicine scans. It is preferred because of its short half-life and because the emitted photon has an appropriate energy for normal imaging techniques. The "m" indicates that this radionuclide is metastable. It is generated on site from a molybdenum source. technetium a chemical element, atomic number 43, atomic weight 99, symbol Tc. See Table 6. technetium-99m the most frequently used radioisotope in nuclear medicine, a gamma emitter having a half-life of 6.04 hours and a primary photon energy of 140 keV; symbol 99mTc. 99m Tc sulfur coated scintiscan see scintiscan. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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