Natural Resources committee  The other imaging studies, such as CT and MRI, are mostly structural, but as the technology increases and improves, they become faster and faster and also then give you functional information. So there is beginning to be a bit of a crossover.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, that's correct. The new technology that is out for the high-speed CT and MRs is available. Again, there's the waiting list, but with appropriate prioritization we could divert—

Natural Resources committee  Probably we could not. I think the vet clinics—again I don't know this—use a relatively small bore, rather than the larger bores that are required in humans. But I think the equipment is available and also that the equipment today is not being run 24/7. The capacity is generally available.

Natural Resources committee  First of all, I want to thank Dr. Urbain for mentioning and insisting, at the committee level, that the organization that represents radiology, the CAR, be a representative too. I think he's done a lot by encouraging the government to do that, and now we are sitting at the table.

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to address this committee on this issue. We've had the opportunity to serve on the ad hoc committee on medical isotopes. As Dr. Urbain mentioned, as a group of physicians representing the CAR, we were recently put on this committee.