Harmful effects of radioisotopes

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∙ 13y ago

Radioisotopes can emit harmful radiations that can cause cancer.

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∙ 13y ago

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Do radioisotopes have harmful effects?

yes. If radionuclides are released into the environment, through accident, poor disposal, or other means, they can potentially cause harmful effects of radioactive contamination. They can also cause damage if they are excessively used during treatment or in other ways applied to living beings. This is called radiation poisoning. Radionuclides can also cause malfunction of electrical devices.

Safety issues of radioisotopes?

some radio-isotopes are becoming unstable to use and can/may be harmful to people

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Both. Radioisotopes decay because they are atomically unstable. This can be used to advantage in medical treatment or diagnosis and in other forms of research or inspection. But radioactive decay releases ionizing radiation, and that is invariably harmful to living tissue. The problem presents as one of weighing the cost-benefit ratio of a given application. As just one example, radiation kills tissue, but it kills cancerous tissue much more readily than "regular" tissue. This makes radiation tratment by radioisotopes beneficial in cases where other options are limited.

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