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• n  a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium

• An entirely artificial element, technetium 99, produced by nuclear bombardment of molybdenum in a reactor, is rated by most medical centers as the best for detecting tumors of .
• The milked technetium can therefore be created only moments before it is put into a patient, and the doctor can scan its internal path while it is most active; yet within 24 .
• First they injected human albumen tagged with radioactive iodine-131 or technetium into an arm vein.

• Tc
• atomic number 43

News & Articles

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• North American Nuclear Medicine/Radiopharmaceuticals & Stable Isotopes Market - Forecast to 2017
  DUBLIN, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cmbgcv/north_american) has announced the addition of the "North American Nuclear Medicine/Radiopharmaceuticals & Stable Isotopes Market [SPECT/PET Radioisotopes (Technetium, F-18)],...
  June 18, 2013 - PR Newswire
• Student Sneaks Biggie Quote Into Yearbook
  This is real genius at work. A high school student snuck in a little nod to Notorious B.I.G. in her yearbook quote, via the periodic table. By taking the chemical symbol for each of the elements listed, it spells out a nasty little message, and a quote from the late great Biggie Smalls - among other rappers. "(F) flourine (U) uranium (C) carbon (K) potassium (Bi) bismuth (Tc) technetium (He ...
  June 18, 2013 - Vibe Magazine
• High School Student Jessica Lee Prints Vulgar Message Below Yearbook Pic
  A high school student was able to print a very vulgar message below her yearbook photo, as she hid it in periodic table code. Jessica Lee wrote "F**k b**ches get money" below her picture. The message read as, "(F) fluorine (U) uranium ( C) carbon (K) potassium (Bi) bismuth (Tc) technetium (He) helium (S) sulfur (Ge) germanium (T m) thulium (O) oxygen (Ne) neon (Y) yttrium." Users on Reddit put ...
  June 17, 2013 - Opposing Views