I am full of...

[cjsmith]

...technitium-99. (This is for a triphase bone scan.) The half life is six hours, so in a day I'll be back to normal background; in the meantime I shouldn't try to fly at a commercial airport.

Naturally this got me wondering about the medical supply of an isotope whose half life is six hours. El Camino Hospital probably has a moly cow. I get to go back for the bone portion of the scan in a couple of hours, so I'll ask.

I love asking medical people about things. Techs either love me or hate me. :-)

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Re: I've probably told this story before...

[rfrench.livejournal.com]

I believe Jackson has a reputation for being inscrutable. I've never had to use it. I did the engineering-for-poets track at MIT.