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Technetium-99m

Technetium-99m (99mTc) is a metastable nuclear isomer of technetium-99 (itself an isotope of technetium), symbolized as 99mTc, that is used in tens of millions of medical diagnostic procedures annually, making it the most commonly used medical radioisotope in the world.

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Decay mode
Decay energy (MeV)
Decay products
99Tc
Excess energy
−87327.195 keV
Half-life (t1/2)
6.0066 h
Isomeric transition
0.1405 (99%)
Isotope mass
98.9063 Da

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Technetium-99m

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Technetium-99m

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has application · 19
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has effect · 11
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related to Shortage · 11
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related to 3-D scanning technique: SPECT · 10
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related to Discovery · 8
Technetium-99m → Chien-Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Ernest Orlando Lawrence's Radiation, Glenn, In, Later, MeV, Seaborg
related to Technetium-99m generators · 8
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related to Medical uses · 6
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related to Sentinel-node identification · 5
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related to Nuclear properties · 4
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related to Pulmonary · 2
Technetium-99m → Carbon, Technegas

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99mtc 99mo half-life gamma medical nuclear used radiation production isotope imaging decays decay use time generator spect blood patient produced

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Technetium-99mDecay modeDecay energy (MeV)1.00infobox
Technetium-99mDecay products99Tc1.00infobox
Technetium-99mExcess energy−87327.195 keV1.00infobox
Technetium-99mHalf-life (t1/2)6.0066 h1.00infobox
Technetium-99mIsomeric transition0.1405 (99%)1.00infobox
Technetium-99mIsotope mass98.9063 Da1.00infobox
Technetium-99mNamestechnetium-99m1.00infobox
Technetium-99mNeutrons (N)561.00infobox
Technetium-99mNuclear binding energy8613.603 keV1.00infobox
Technetium-99mParent isotopes99Mo (65.932 h)1.00infobox
Technetium-99mProtons .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(Z)431.00infobox
Technetium-99mSpin1/2−1.00infobox
Technetium-99mSymbol99mTc1.00infobox

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