Nuclear Medicine: Radiating Health

Ontario’s nuclear reactors don’t just generate clean, affordable and reliable electricity. The province’s reactors are also helping doctors save lives and discover medical breakthroughs. Over 40 million nuclear medicine procedures are performed each year around the world, and Ontario’s nuclear reactors play a big part in making these lifesaving treatments available.

On this episode, Osama Baig is joined by Jennifer Chapin, Director of Projects for Laurentis Energy Partners and Dr. David Laidley of London Health Sciences Centre for an in-depth look at the fascinating world of nuclear medicine.

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Show notes:

[3:00] Learn how medical isotopes are harvested from a nuclear power reactor

[7:00] How the supply chain for medical isotopes functions in Ontario

[8:25] Ontario’s role in the global supply of medical isotopes

[10:45] The processes through which medical isotopes are used to diagnose and treat diseases

[13:00] The way that medical isotopes interact with the human body and diseases

[18:23] The promising future of cancer treatment using radiopharmaceuticals