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Technetium (Technetium 99m) Summary

Description: The first artificially produced element and a radioactive fission product of URANIUM. Technetium has the atomic symbol Tc, atomic number 43, and atomic weight 98.91. All technetium isotopes are radioactive. Technetium 99m (m=metastable) which is the decay product of Molybdenum 99, has a half-life of about 6 hours and is used diagnostically as a radioactive imaging agent. Technetium 99 which is a decay product of technetium 99m, has a half-life of 210,000 years.

Also Known As: Technetium 99m; 99m, Technetium

Networked: 1612 relevant articles (52 outcomes, 197 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Technetium is Relevant

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 6 outcomes 21 studies in 172 results
  2. Breast Neoplasms (Breast Cancer) : 5 outcomes 4 studies in 50 results
  3. Infection : 4 outcomes 7 studies in 46 results
  4. Hemorrhage : 3 outcomes 5 studies in 60 results
  5. Coronary Artery Disease (Coronary Atherosclerosis) : 2 outcomes 5 studies in 36 results
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Drugs Related to Technetium

  1. Pentetic Acid (DTPA)
  2. PENTA
  3. Colloids (Colloid)
  4. Sulfur
  5. Acetic Acid (Vinegar)
  6. Smoke
  7. P-Glycoprotein
  8. 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (6 Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha)
  9. Thallium
  10. gallium citrate
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Therapies Related to Technetium

  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  2. Parathyroidectomy
  3. Gamma Cameras (Gamma Camera)
  4. Lymph Node Excision (Lymph Node Dissection)
  5. Rewarming
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