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rootofallworlds t1_j6zrfgk wrote

The University of British Columbia uses a long distance pneumatic tube. The video doesn't mention Technetium, but they use it for C-11 with a half life of 20 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMTZvA8iFgI

That's unusual; road transport is more common. The production, from a particle accelerator, is quite common for certain isotopes though.

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