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None, I am afraid. Once the radioisotope is INSIDE the body, any EXTERNAL protective equipment is useless. The only helpful approach would be aiding the excretion of the radioactive substance, but the possibility of eliminating the radioisotope (through the urine, faeces, breath or sweat) depends very much on the type of isotope and on its chemical form-

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