Medical Isotopes
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- 6. where medical isotopes are made.
- 7. the most commonly used radioactive isotope in medicine all over the world.
- 9. Scans camera detects these rays and gives a precise indication of their origin.
- 10. used for localized prostate cancer, liver cancer, head and neck cancers, gynecological cancers and others.
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- 1. isotopes detect the position and concentration of isotopes in the body.
- 2. Techniques use radioactive tracers that emit gamma rays from within the body.
- 3. Rays electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength than X-rays.
- 4. element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.
- 5. is a type of treatment where doctors inject antibodies that have isotopes attached like little backpacks
- 8. radioactive element or compound added to material to monitor the material's distribution as it progresses through a system.