Radioactive cobalt-60 is used to destroy tumor in cancer therapy. It is especially used for killing brain tumor cells. The person is given local anesthesia and asked to lay down on a table wearing an exclusive frame where the radioactive rays will be directed.
Cobalt 60 is significantly more cheaper and accessible.
some isotops of cobalt produce gama ray that are used to destroy cancerogens cells
Specialist surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologist.
Those are the ones in the medical industry.
Yes, it is used to treat cancer.
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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.
amount if living organism that is expected to radioactive isotope.
Iodine tablets are used in a nuclear accident to saturate the thyroid with non radioactive iodine. During a nuclear accident, radioactive iodine is released and the critical organ in the human body is the thyroid gland. Therefore if the thyroid is already full of non radioactive iodine the radioactive iodine can not be absorbed.
to determine how long it will take to half of nuclids to decay, having use in radioactive materials operations
The light used in light therapy is quite similar to natural daylight. Newer light therapy used LED technology making them a lot more smaller and easier to move rather than the original light boxes.
Yes, radioactive isotopes are largely used for the treatment of cancer.
Adjuvant therapy is used to decrease the chances that cancer will recur.
Radiation Therapy is therapeutic. This means that radiation is used to treat cancer and some other diseases. Although there is some overlap, Nuclear Medicine is primarily diagnostic in nature which means that radioactive isotopes are used to make a diagnosis.
With the help of Gene therapy we can replace or supress the cancer gene
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cobalt
radiotherapy
Brachytheraphy
Now, polonium is not used in medical treatment.
The most general term is "radiotherapy", or "radiation therapy", but that term would also include external sources of radiation being used to irradiate the target tissue. When radioactive sources are implanted to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation, the term "brachytherapy" is used.
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