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NRC Issues Information Notices on Medical Use of Radioisotopes

February 18, 2020

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which regulates the medical use of radioactive materials, recently updated guidance for materials licensees with respect to the administration of radioisotopes. In an Up & Atom blog post, our lawyers address two recent NRC Information Notices on medical events involving overexposure to strontium-82/rubidium-82 generator elution and the administration of YU-90 microspheres, and discuss the NRC’s recommendations to prevent their reoccurrence.

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