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Experts tackle shipment issues for beneficial radiation sources
Date:5/16/2008

ernational organizations and associations attended. The workshop was part of the IAEAs response to reports of increasing numbers of instances of radioactive material being denied shipment by carriers, and followed a similar meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, in July 2007 for the Latin American region. Three more workshops are scheduled for June 2008 in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

Background

Production of isotopes is limited to a few countries, which underscores the importance of timely, efficient and safe international shipments to hospitals and industries. Some radioisotopes, such as iodine-123 - used for heart and thyroid imaging - have a half-life of only hours. Consequently, any interruption to their delivery can threaten the medical care of patients.

According to industry statistics 85,000 nuclear medicine procedures are carried out around the world every day. Additionally, radioactive material shipped every day all over the world is also used in a multitude of industrial applications, research and development, and in the generation of electricity and power.


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Contact: Giovanni Verlini
G.VERLINI@iaea.org
43-126-002-1281
International Atomic Energy Agency
Source:Eurekalert

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