Medical applications, of radioactivity

Although we owe the rapid advances of the medical sciences in recent decades to many causes, one of the most important has been the discovery and use of radiotracers—radioactive nuclides that can be introduced into organisms in food or drugs and subsequently traced by monitoring their radioactivity. For example, the incorporation of nuclides such as and into nutrients has yielded important information about how these nutrients are used to provide energy for the body. 

Thallium-201 can be used to assess the damage to the heart muscle in a person who has suffered a heart attack because thallium becomes concentrated in healthy muscle tissue. Technetium-99, which is also taken up by normal heart tissue, is used for damage assessment in a similar way. 

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Chapters 16 (waste disposal). Chapter 17 (radioactive materials transportation), and Chapter 18 (decontamination and decommissioning) are related to many radioactive processes and materials. Radioactive waste is generated wherever radioactive materials are handled and used. This includes medical applications of radioactive isotopes and their production, as well as the facilities and processes involved in nuclear power. This waste must be stored and/or disposed of in a way that isolates it from the environment until the radioactive materials decay. 

The Kinetics of Radioactive Decay Medical Applications of Radioactivity Breeder Reactors... 

Radioactive Decay Nuclear Transformations Detection of Radioactivity and the Concept of Half-life Dating by Radioactivity Medical Applications of Radioactivity Nuclear Energy Nuclear Fission Nuclear Reactors Nuclear Fusion... 

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