I-125 shortage

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Shortages expected as McMaster becomes the world’s only supplier of medical isotope used to treat prostate cancer

‘We will not be able to keep up with the global supply,’ says McMaster Nuclear Operations regarding iodine-125 used in brachytherapy

www.thestar.com

Apparently McMaster University in Canada is the world's only producer of LDR prostate seeds?

 

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I guess people can do Pd-103 with minimal downsides.