Molybdenum-99 Market. The global molybdenum-99 (99Mo) market is poised to grow from an estimated USD 4.48 billion in 2023 to ...

Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is a crucial isotope used in medical imaging, particularly in the production of technetium-99m (Tc-99m), which is the most widely used radioisotope for diagnostic imaging.

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Technetium-99m (99mTc) is used in approximately 85% of diagnostic imaging procedures in nuclear medicine worldwide. Interruptions in the supply of molybdenum (99Mo), which is used to produce 99mTc, ...

Molybdenum is a metal in group VI B of the periodic table with atomic number 42, an atomic weight of 95.94, and a density of 10.2 Mg/m 3. It has a melting temperature of 2610 C. The electronic ...