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I'm not sure what you mean by "nuclear medicine", but for me that brings to mind radiotherapies for cancer and radio-imaging (either X-rays or radioisotope trac

by aftbit 4y ago

I'm not sure what you mean by "nuclear medicine", but for me that brings to mind radiotherapies for cancer and radio-imaging (either X-rays or radioisotope tracers), both of which are very much part of modern medicine.

mensetmanusman 4y ago
There are radioactive isotopes that are useful to deliver to cancer cells. We have no way of manufacturing enough volume of said isotopes under the current weapons/energy framework of nuclear materials.
- aftbit 4y ago
  Can you provide a source? I have not personally heard of a substantial shortage of radioactive isotopes for medical use, nor have I heard of cancer patients going without therapy because of a lack of available materials. I am quite interested in peaceful use of nuclear materials, so I'd love to learn more about this!