Radioactive Elements And Their Medical Uses

Backgrounder on Medical Use of Radioactive Materials

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For therapy, radioactive materials are used to kill cancerous tissue, shrink a tumor or reduce pain. There are three main types of therapy in nuclear medicine. Brachytherapy Seeds. (Courtesy: Oak Ridge Associated Universities) Teletherapy targets …

How Radioactive Isotopes are Used in Medicine | Britannica

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Nuclear medicine uses radioactive isotopes in a variety of ways. One of the more common uses is as a tracer in which a radioisotope, such as …

Uses of Radiation | NRC.gov

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Radioactivity - Applications of radioactivity | Britannica

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radioactivity - Applications of radioactivity | Britannica Applications of radioactivity In medicine Radioisotopes have found extensive use in diagnosis and therapy, and this has …

20.12: Radioactivity in Medicine and Other Applications

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Radioactive isotopes have the same chemical properties as stable isotopes of the same element, but they emit radiation, which can …

Radioisotopes in Medicine - World Nuclear Association

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Diagnostic procedures using radioisotopes are now routine. Radiotherapy can be used to treat some medical conditions, especially cancer, using radiation to weaken or destroy particular targeted cells. Over 40 million …

Uses and Dangers of Radioactive Elements | Physics Van | UIUC

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Many are used commercially and medically, and others are just nuisances. I’ll list some of the uses: Small amounts of radioactive materials can be ingested as "radiotracers" to …

Medical Use of Radioactive Materials | EHS

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AMPs are only allowed to conduct treatment planning for the types of treatments listed on their authorization. The types of medical imaging and studies that require AU status …

A List of Radioactive Elements - ThoughtCo

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Keep in mind, all elements can have radioactive isotopes. If enough neutrons are added to an atom, it becomes unstable and decays. A good example of this is tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen …

What Are Radioactive Substances? - Examples & Uses

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Radioactive substances are continually producing three kinds of dangerous radiation: alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays. These types of radiation are invisible to the naked eye, and...