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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.
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How is uranium used in medicine?
Uranium is not used in medicine.
How was uranium used in warfare and medicine?
1. Uranium is used as an explosive in fission bombs. 2. Uranium is not used in medicine.
Can uranium cure disease?
No, uranium is not used in medicine.
What foods is cobalt found in?
A cobalt steel alloy is used for making permanent magnets. Cobalt is used in ceramics some paints. Metal alloyed with cobalt can withstand high temperatures are used in gas turbine engines and for cutting and machining steel. Cobalt-60 is a radioactive cobalt isotopic tracer used extensively in medicine, agriculture, and industry.
What was technetium used for?
Technetium-99m is used as tracer in medicine and as beta-emitter standard source.
What are some use of radiosisotpes?
Uses of radioisotopes include:Use as tracers (iodine-131 is used as a tracer in humans; carbon-14 is used in plants)Use in cancer Treatment (cobalt-60 is used in radiotherapy)Use in smoke detectors (americium-241 is used in household smoke detectors)Use determining age (uranium-238 is used in determining age of non-living material; carbon-14 is used in determining age of dead material)Use in generation of electricity (uranium-233 and uranium-235 are used to make electricity in a process called nuclear fission)
What is the element uranium used for in medicine?
reactors to make medical isotopes of other elements
What are the uses of radioactive isotopes in the field of medicine?
The elements that are radioactive in their most common form are radon, technetium, potassium, and uranium. The most obvious use for radon is the automobile industry. Potassium has both medical and agribusiness uses. Uranium is commonly used as a basic fuel for nuclear reactors. Technetium is used in nuclear medicine and industries
A hard magnetic metal used in the production of steel a radioactive form of the element is used in cancer treatment?
A radioactive metal used in medicine is radium. Others include magnesium, iron, cobalt 60, and several other element that are used.
What is uranium used for in biology?
Uranium is not used in biology.
Is uranium used in medicines?
Uranium is not used in medicines.
Is gold or cobalt used in magnets?
Cobalt! duhh
