核醫藥物短缺危機

Post date: 2009/5/21 上午 03:40:06

Medical community could face isotope shortage after reactor shutdown

2009.05.19

CHALK RIVER, Ont. — Canada's medical community could be faced with another shortage of diagnostic isotopes after another shutdown of a nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont.

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. says its NRU reactor was shut down last Thursday after a power outage in parts of eastern Ontario and western Quebec.

However, a heavy water leak was detected within the facility the following day, and AECL estimates the reactor will be out of service for more than a month while repair options are considered.

最近位於加拿大的 Chalk River 醫用反應爐又出狀況了,因為發生重水外洩事件,目前該反應爐已經緊急停用,接受檢查以及修復,預計修復時間可能長達一個月左右,影響所及,台灣的核醫供藥主要廠商 - 新吉美碩的上游即是加拿大的 Chalk River 醫用反應爐,以至於近期的核醫檢查將遭受嚴重的打擊,目前該藥廠 "新吉美碩" 正積極協調歐洲藥廠協助提供核醫藥物,但可以預期的,近期的檢查將受到一定程度的影響。

目前供藥數量減少,以基隆核醫科為例,目前應應措施如下: (last updated 2009-06-03)

  1. 多數病房以及外院轉檢檢查尚可以完成,
  2. 門診的檢查則在病患回診前可以安排的到!本科將盡力為病患爭取權益,也請大家共體時艱,諒解檢查排程可能延期所造成的不便。
  3. 若正常上班時間無法消化病患需求,本科將酌予考慮加開星期日的檢查診!

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