The 15-month shutdown of the Canadian reactor that produces a third of the world's supply of medical isotopes has ended but doctors say the prolonged shortage will likely affect the health of Canadians for years to come.

"I am very excited for our patients and we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It was a long tunnel," said Jean-Luc Urbain, the president of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine.

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