Technetium

Introduction: Technetium

Description of Technetium

Technetium: first artificially produced element; technetium has the atomic symbol Tc, atomic number 43; all technetium isotopes are radioactive; technetium 99m has a half-life of about 6 hours and is used diagnostically as a radioactive imaging agent.
Source: CRISP

Technetium: The first artificially produced element and a radioactive fission product of URANIUM. Technetium has the atomic symbol Tc, atomic number 43, and atomic weight 98.91. All technetium isotopes are radioactive. Technetium 99m (m=metastable) which is the decay product of Molybdenum 99, has a half-life of about 6 hours and is used diagnostically as a radioactive imaging agent. Technetium 99 which is a decay product of technetium 99m, has a half-life of 210,000 years.
Source: MeSH 2007

Technetium: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Technetium:

• Element
• Has
• Atomic
• Number
• Radioactive
• Life
• Imaging
• Agent

Terms associated with Technetium:

Terms Similar to Technetium:

• Technetium 99m

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Organotechnetium Compounds

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Broader terms for Technetium

• Elements, Radioactive
• Metals, Heavy
• Transition Elements

Source - MeSH 2007

• heavy metal
• radionuclide

Source - CRISP

The description of Technetium may also be used for the following terms:

• Tc element

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Technetium

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MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Elements
    • Elements, Radioactive
      • Technetium

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Elements
    • Metals, Heavy
      • Technetium

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Elements
    • Transition Elements
      • Technetium

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Metals
    • Metals, Heavy
      • Technetium

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