title: The observation of fullerenes in a Technegas lung ventilation unit.
abstract: Evidence is provided to show that Technegas has structure compatible with the Buckminsterfullerene model C60 in which 99Tcm atoms are trapped.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Mackey
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Burch
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Dance
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Willett
mesh_terms: D006108:Graphite; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D011876:Radionuclide Generators; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C056708:Technegas; D006108:Graphite; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m