COLUMBIA — A global shortage of radioactive isotopes used to diagnose and treat cancer patients has officials at the nation's largest campus research reactor vying to fill the void.
International shortage of cancer-detecting isotope brings scientists to MU
Monday, October 13, 2008 | 3:17 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:20 p.m. CDT, Thursday, October 16, 2008
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