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How can a radioactive isotopes may be used to treat a medical problem?
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It can control certain cells
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Can cesium 137 be dissolved by chlorine?
Cesium-137 will react with chlorine to form cesium chloride. However it is highly radioactive so must be handled carefully, because of this it is often used to treat cancer patients and sterilize medical equipment and some foods.
What radiation can be ingested?
Radiation per se cannot be ingested Many radioactive compounds can be ingested These emit radiation. Iodine for example exists in a radioactive form that is ingested to treat certain thyroid conditions.
List four important uses for isotopes?
Medical Usage - these are isotopes added into biological molecules (like sucrose, sugar) and injected into humans to look for accumulation which may indicate cancer and other diseases. Medical treatments. Radioactive iodine (I131) is used to treat hyperthyroidism or thyroid cancer by killing the thyroid tissue using radiation. Chemical/Biological/Agricultural Usage Isotopes are added to small biological molecules and then added into cells to see how bigger biological molecules are made from these cells. Isotopically label glucose to see if it is used in making penicillin by certain molds. Archelogical dating - used to determine the age of older materials from carbon-14 dating and other dating. Warning it only works for materials that have carbon in them - like organic items (paper, cloth, wood etc) and not stone, brick... Smoke alarms - Isotopes like Americium 241 is used in smoke alarms Food irradiation using gamma rays. This kills surface bacteria which spoil foods faster and also may cause people to be come ill.
Poisonous element once used to treat medical conditions?
There are many poisonous elements once used to treat medical conditions that are no longer used. One substance is mercury.
When do you take potassium iodide?
Examples:- when a contamination with radioactive iodine-131 is possible- to treat hyperthyroidism- as food additive to balance the iodine content of the organism
How can radioactive isotopes be used as tracers?
radioactive isotopes are used to detect medical problems and to treat some diseases.
Use of radioactoive isotapes for medical diagnosis?
Radioactive isotopes for medical diagnosis are used for sterilizing medical apparatus. These isotopes are also used to figure out the actual function of a person's organ and to treat it if necessary.
Is radioactive isotopes used to treat cancer.?
Yes, radioactive isotopes are largely used for the treatment of cancer.
How can a radioactive isotope be used to treat a medical problem?
It can control certain cells
Are Radioactive isotopes are used to treat cancer.?
Yes
Radioactive isotopes are used to treat cancer.?
Yes
What are three uses of isotopes?
Carbon-14 is used to determine the age of fossils. Radiation therapy for cancer comes from isotopes that emit gamma rays. Thyroid tissue that may be cancerous and has left the throat region can be located in the body with radioactive iodine.
How isotopes can be used to benefit humans?
Doctors can use radioactive isotopes to treat certain types of cancer, such as prostate cancer. Geologists use isotopes to date some rocks and fossils.
What is sealed and unsealed radioactive source?
sealed radioactive source means the radioactive isotopes which is encapsulated with a stainless steel to avoid higher LET radiation condamination .typically source may be used in brachytherapy to treat the cancer and unsealed source used to in nuclear medicine which is the radioactive source is not sealed examble IODINE131
Which medical problem might be helped by insulin?
Insulin is used to treat diabetes.
How are isotopes used in Biology?
Studies of metabolism, drug utilization, and other reactions in living organisms can be done with stable isotopes such as 13C, 15N, 18O, and 2H. Molecular compounds are "spiked" with these isotopes, and the metabolizedhttp://www.answers.com/topic/metabolize products are analyzed by using a mass spectrometer http://www.answers.com/topic/spectrometerto measure the altered isotopic ratios. Also, isotopes that are unstable will emit radiation, which can be alpha particles , beta particles or gamma radiation. The radiation can be used to treat cancer in the case of cobalt-60, which emits gamma radiation. Cancerous cell are destroyed by directing a controlled beam of gamma radiation at the cells.
What is the medical term meaning study of the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease?
The medical term is "nuclear medicine", which involves the use of radioactive substances to diagnose and treat various medical conditions. Nuclear medicine uses techniques such as PET scans and SPECT scans to visualize internal organs and tissues for diagnostic purposes.
