Certain radioactive isotopes have an affinity or liking for certain body cells. Thus iodide given to a patient will bunch up and help machines "visualize" the thyroid so that a gland expert doctor can determine if there is something wrong. A drink called "Go Litely" can help doctors "see" what might be wrong with an intestinal tract. Merely diagnostic or fact-finding.
Isotopes can be injected into different liquid filled systems of the body then studied for the evaluation of patterns of flow and blockage, due to its radioactive nature it can be read easily from outside the body using special equipment such as a PET scanner. Also, because Isotopes generally give off a low amount of radiation, little to no harm is done to the body by the radioactive properties.
Radioactive isotopes are important to medicine because they have a unique color that can be traced through the body with different types of scans and can help to diagnose patients who have problems that can not be seen by the naked eye.
In medicine, isotopes are used for diagnostic tests.
In the medical field, Cobalt-60 is used for radiation therapy and cancer treatments.
Radioactive isotopes are used for diagnostic or treatments. Also for the study of physiological processes
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Examples: I-131, Co-60, Ra-226, Tl-201, Y-90, Sm-153, Cs-137, In-192, etc.
Carbon-14 is the isotope used in radioactive dating of artifacts of organic origin.
Deuterium (2H) is commonly used as a trace isotope in organic chemistry. It is a stable isotope of hydrogen that differs from the most common isotope, protium (1H), by having an additional neutron in its nucleus. Deuterium is useful in studying chemical reactions and metabolic pathways in organic molecules.
a copper isotope is mainly used in medical labs for research and also used in the nuclear industry to keep reactors stable.
In medicine isotopes are used for treatments, diagnostics or as tracers.
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when it ends.
A radioisotope is a radioactive isotope. When radioisotopes decay, they spontaneously emit particles and radiation. Radioisotopes are commonly used in scientific research and medicine.
They are the:Teletherapy, Intrasanitary Isotope Therapy, and the Chemotherapy.
An isotope of cobalt is used to to kill cancer cells. The isotope americium-241 is used in smoke detectors.
Examples: I-131, Co-60, Ra-226, Tl-201, Y-90, Sm-153, Cs-137, In-192, etc.
simply, it measure the activity of a radioactive isotope in Ci "curie" or in Bq "Becquerel"
An actinon is a radioactive isotope of an actinide, sometimes used exclusively for an isotope of radon.
Iodine is a chemical element that has the symbol Iand atomic number 53. Naturally-occurring iodine is a single isotope with 74 neutrons. Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in medicine, photography, and dyes.
Carbon-14 is the isotope used in radioactive dating of artifacts of organic origin.
Deuterium (2H) is commonly used as a trace isotope in organic chemistry. It is a stable isotope of hydrogen that differs from the most common isotope, protium (1H), by having an additional neutron in its nucleus. Deuterium is useful in studying chemical reactions and metabolic pathways in organic molecules.