isotopes Flashcards
tell ages of organisms
Carbon 14/16
cancer treatment
Cesium 137
light indicator in stereo systems
Krypton 85
glow in the dark in wrist watches and clock faces
Hydrogen 3
Date fossils or bones
Carbon 14
Diagnosis of thyroid problems
Iodine 131
idustrial radiography and medical radio therapy
Cobalt 60
production of nuclear energy in nuclear power plant by nuclear fission
Uranium 235
Smoke detector
Americium 241
nuclear medicine
Technetium 99
geological sciences, forecast and elements
Chlorine 36
radioactive tracers
Uranium 239
make nuclear reactor
Thallium 201
white blood cells scan
Indium 111
treat some cancer such as liver cancer
Yttrium 90
Pulmonary ventilation studies
Xenon 133
Parent generator to produce technitium 99
Molybdenum 99
relieve arthritis pain in synovial joints
Erbium 169
Iron metabolism in the spleen
Iron 59
Studies of electrolytes within the body
Sodium 24
Cerebrospinal fluid studies in the brain
Ytterbium 169
parent generator to produce Rb 82
Strontium 92
agent in myocardial perfusion imaging
Rubidium 82
tagged onto glucose to monitor organs
Carbon 11
protein studies in life science
Selenium 75
metabolism and bone formation studies
Strontium 85
determine moisture soil- important for road construction and building industries
Californium 252
bone pain palliation
Rhenium 186
research involving biology and genetics
Phosphorus 32/33
