Scans rationed after facility shuts down
NSW nuclear medicine plant halts production of a radioisotope used in about 80% of scans
16th September 2019
Doctors face rationing important diagnostic medical scans for cancers, lung disease and musculoskeletal conditions after a major mechanical fault hit production at Australia’s nuclear medicine facility.
The facility at Lucas Heights in NSW manufactures about 10,500 patient doses of nuclear medicine a week, supplying some 250 hospitals and medical practices across Australia and New Zealand.
ANSTO workers at the