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Isotopes are used as tracers in many medical settings. Radioactive isotopes are used to identify abnormal bodily processes. The isotopes can also be used in plants to measure the amount of radioactivity in the leaves.
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∙ 12y agoIt is not used in beta radiation you self righteous fool. Gamma radiation is used in tracers, didn't you go to school or did you just sit at home and eat chips all day?
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∙ 10y agoRadioactive isotopes work as tracers because there half lives are useful in deter ing the ages of rocks and fossils
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∙ 13y agoThis is because gamma radiation is the most penetrating.
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∙ 13y agoIn nuclear fission .
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The radioactive emission that has the greatest penetrating power is?
Gamma, i.e. photon emitted from the nucleus, has the highest penetrating power.
Which form of radioactive decay consists of photons?
Gamma rays.
Radioactive isotopes that can be followed through a chemical reaction or a industrial process is?
tracer
What is the only difference between ELISA and RIA?
RIA measures scintillation due to decay of radioactive tracer. ELISA measures a color change due to an enzyme tracer.
What elements emit alpha beta and gamma rays?
Radioactive elements.
An example of an Radioactive tracer?
iodine 123 for looking at kidney function. or Technicium 99 a gamma source. there are other beta sources used for leak finding in industrial pipes
How dangerous is technetium?
Technetium is not really dangerous. Since doctors will often use Technetium 99 as a radioactive tracer. It may be radioactive but its decay is slow and will produce a minute amount of gamma rays.
Why is cobalt used in medicine as a tracer and not uranium?
Cobalt 60 is not used in medicine as tracer. Cobalt 60 is used to destroy cancer tumors by gamma irradiation. Uranium has a gamma radiation with an energy of about 185 keV, very small to be used for a medicinal irradiation.
What isotopes are used as radioactive tracers?
Either beta or gamma
What technology would be used in conjunction with the radioactive tracer iodine 131?
When conducting a thyroid scan, the patient needs to be given a dose of radioactive iodine by either swallowing or intravenously. During the scan, a gamma scintillation camera takes pictures of the thyroid gland from 3 different angles. The camera detects gamma ray emissions from the decay of the radioactive iodine. Thus the technology of the camera and the computer that generates the image of the thyroid gland are technologies used in conjunction with I-131
Which radioactive emissions is not a particle Alpha Neutron or Gamma?
Gamma.
Why are alpha and gamma radiations used in americium 241?
The term "used" is not adequate. The radioactive decay of Am-241 is associated with the emission of alpha particles and gamma rays.
When food is irradiated with gamma rays from a cobalt-60 source does the food become radioactive?
No. Gamma rays will not make materials radioactive.
How do you prepare gamma radiation?
Gamma radiations is a natural process by radioactive material.
How does radioactive tracer get into the body?
They dissolve it in a liquid and the patient drinks it
What is the use of technetium 99?
Technetium is an artificial element with applications as:Technetium-99m is largely used as tracer in radiodiagnostic.Technetium-99 is used as standard source for beta radiation.Technetium-95m is used as tracer in environmental studies.
What radioactive emissions are not particles?
Gamma rays.
