The shortage of helium supply in industry

Shortage of Helium supply has been occurring globally. Helium is widely used in various sectors which include defense related, technology and science related.The shortage of helium has affected many industries, especially the healthcare industry.Helium is crucial the healthcare industry and are ma...

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Main Authors: Lim, Yee Cheng, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/11705/1/p386.pdf
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Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Shortage of Helium supply has been occurring globally. Helium is widely used in various sectors which include defense related, technology and science related.The shortage of helium has affected many industries, especially the healthcare industry.Helium is crucial the healthcare industry and are mainly used to reach cryogenic temperatures of -451 degrees for superconducting magnets in MRI, enabling the capturing of high resolution images of human tissue and organs.This review aim to discuss the nature of helium shortage, factors influencing the shortages, the importance and implication of helium shortage and the alternative method that could be considered to address these problems.