Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Sodium pertechnetate is the inorganic compound with the formula NaTcO4. This colourless salt consists of the anion [TcO4]−. The radioactive 99mTcO4− anion is an important radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic use. The advantages to 99mTc include its short half-life of 6 hours and the low radiation exposure to the patient which allow a patient to be injected with activities of more than 30 millicuries.
