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9 November, 06:18

State one medical use of radioactive isotopes

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  1. 9 November, 06:48
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    Radioactive isotopes are widely used in medical field

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    Radioactive isotopes are widely used in medical field.

    Radiations emitted by radioactive isotopes or used to kill the microorganism in food and to increase the shelf life of food.

    Cobalt-60 is used to treat the cancer.

    Iodine-131 is used to check the activity of thyroid.

    Technetium-99 also used for the thyroid.

    Phosphorus-32 is used to detect the cancer specially in skin and eyes.

    Xenon-133 is used for lungs imaging.

    Au-198 is used to diagnose the liver disease.

    Co-60 is used as gamma ray irradiation of tumor.

    In industry radioactive isotopes are used to measure the thickness of materials.
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