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The hazards of radioactive materials are basically three:
- radiation burns and hair loss from intense radiation
- cancer from long term low level exposure to radiation or from intense, short-term exposure
- potential for genetic damage - demonstrated in test animals but not seen in humans such as survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoThey emit harmful radiation that can damage the cells of any living thing in range
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∙ 11y agoit has no problems people just say that that is has problems with it
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∙ 7y agoMany radioactive isotopes are dangerous if not working with precautions.
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How do you use radioactive as an adjective in a sentence?
You can just put something in the sentence that is going to be radioactive that's all.
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.
What is one of the best sources to use to identify radioactive commodities in the supply system?
Fed Log
What two ways do scientist use fossils to determine the environmental changes?
its radioactive dating and relative dating
What do scientists use to measure the absolute age of a rock?
Finding the age of rocks based on the presence of naturally occurring long-lived radioactive isotopes of several elements in certain minerals and rocks.Many rocks and minerals contain radioactive atoms that decay spontaneously to form stable atoms of other elements. Under certain conditions these radiogenicdaughter atoms accumulate within the mineral crystals so that the ratio of the daughter atoms divided by the parent atoms increases with time. This ratio can be measured very accurately with a mass spectrometer, and is then used to calculate the age of the rock by means of an equation based on the law of radioactivity. The radioactive atoms used for dating rocks and minerals have very long half-lives, measured in billions of years. They occur in nature only because they decay very slowly. The pairs of parents and daughters used for dating are listed in the table.(see also the related link)The age of a rock may be determined by analysis of the matter it contains. Many minerals have radio active half lives that can be used to determine roughly how long ago the rock was formed. Another indication may be the type of fossils found in sedimentary rocks.
Are there any types of nuclear medicine that doesn't use radioactive isotopes?
All nuclear medicine techniques use radioactive isotopes.
What are the drug interactions associated with bugle weed use?
Bugle weed preparations may interfere with the use of radioactive isotopes used in some diagnostic procedures.
What type of medicine use isotopes?
Some imaging uses radioactive isotopes to see various parts of the body.
State an industrial use of a radioactive isotope?
Radioactive isotopes are used to test wear and tear inside a car engine.Radioactive isotopes are used in detecting and preventing the corrosion of metals.
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 nuclear used for?
To produce electricity, and also radioactive isotopes for medical use
Use the term radioactive decay in a sentence?
"The radioactive decay of certain unstable isotopes is used to calculate the age of objects."
Why can radioactive isotopes be used in the study of metabolic pathways?
The location of the uptake of the ions can be measured because of the half life of the radioactivity!
What can radioactive isotopes be use for?
Radioactive isotopes have many uses:- sources of energy- tracers- treatment of cancers- sources of radiation- components of instruments- nuclear fuels- nuclear bombsand many others
What of the use of isotopes in archeology?
One would use radioactive isotopes as to measure decay rates in an ancient piece (e.g. rock) to estimate its age. e.g. carbon dating
How do you carryout radiometric dating?
By the use of isotopes of radioactive elements through the determination of their half life.
Are radioactive isotopes good for the diet?
No, radioactive isotopes are not good for any diet. Radioactive isotopes are radioactive, which means they have unstable atomic nuclei. These unstable nuclei will, sooner or later, decay, and they will emit some kind(s) of radiation in the process. Radiation can damage biological material, and that's not good for any living thing. We generally are subject to a bit of natural radiation all the time. It's the natural background radiation. But we work to avoid any "extra" exposure because it can be hazardous to our health. We do use radioactive isotopes in nuclear medicine and associated procedures. But in these cases, the benefit is worth any small risk. Exposure to radiation in medicine is carefully calculated and monitored by the professionals who work with it.
