Health committee  I'm thinking of research in the area of radioisotopes for medical use.

Health committee  It is true that this is an area that is booming. Contrary to what some may think, this research does not deal exclusively with positron-emitting isotopes, but of course with simple photon-emitting isotopes as well, including technetium. Moreover, a significant part of this resear

Health committee  I do not entirely agree with my colleagues on the subject of substitution. We, in Europe, are absolutely convinced that technetium has a life expectancy of several decades, if only because developing countries will need it and because the ratio of PET scanners that my colleague U

Health committee  Are you talking about technetium?

Health committee  Just to clarify, the goal of the study that was conducted in Europe, and that I think also applies to Canada, was to figure out where the expertise is. Currently the expertise is clearly in reactors but also in processing. If you look at where the processing areas are, you can se

Health committee  No problem. I can answer questions now because I think I have covered the most important points.

Health committee  Good afternoon and thank you very much for having invited me to appear before the Standing Committee on Health. I would like to begin by saying that as I am European, I do not want to comment on Canadian domestic policy but speak to you rather about the European situation throug