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carollois t1_j7jojd8 wrote
Reply to comment by EllieBelly_24 in A medical isotope made from nuclear weapons waste (Tc-99m) has a six-hour half-life. How do hospitals keep it in stock? by Gwaiian
I believe that is at UBC. There is a lab that makes the medical isotopes and sends it to the hospital through pneumatic tubes under the ground. Very cool.