Some Radioactive Isotopes Useful in Medical Imaging Mode of Decay Isotope Half-life Use in Medical Imaging B+, Y B*, Y Carbon-11 20.3 m Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Detect eye tumors Diagnose albinism, image the spleen and gastrointestinal tract Bone marrow function, diagnose anemias Whole-body scan for tumors Pancreas scan Fluorine-18 109 m Phosphorus-32 Chromium-51 Iron-59 Gallium-67 Selenium-75 Krypton-81m Strontium-81 14.3 d 27.7 d Cr Fe SGa Е.C., у B, Y E.C., Y E.C., Y 44.5 d 78.3 h 34 118 d 13.3 s 22.2 m Lung ventilation scan Scan for bone diseases, including cancer Brain, liver, kidney, bone scans; diagnosis of damaged heart muscle Diagnosis of thyroid malfunction Kidney scan Heart scan and exercise stress test Sr 99mTe Technetium-99m 6.01 h 8.04 d B, Y E.C., y E.C., y Iodine-131 Mercury-197 Thallium-201 64.1 h 3.05 d The radioactive isotope gallium-67 is used in medical imaging as indicated on the table above. If 66.2 milligrams of gallium-67 is administered to a patient, how many milligrams are left in the body after 156.6 hours? mg
Some Radioactive Isotopes Useful in Medical Imaging Mode of Decay Isotope Half-life Use in Medical Imaging B+, Y B*, Y Carbon-11 20.3 m Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Detect eye tumors Diagnose albinism, image the spleen and gastrointestinal tract Bone marrow function, diagnose anemias Whole-body scan for tumors Pancreas scan Fluorine-18 109 m Phosphorus-32 Chromium-51 Iron-59 Gallium-67 Selenium-75 Krypton-81m Strontium-81 14.3 d 27.7 d Cr Fe SGa Е.C., у B, Y E.C., Y E.C., Y 44.5 d 78.3 h 34 118 d 13.3 s 22.2 m Lung ventilation scan Scan for bone diseases, including cancer Brain, liver, kidney, bone scans; diagnosis of damaged heart muscle Diagnosis of thyroid malfunction Kidney scan Heart scan and exercise stress test Sr 99mTe Technetium-99m 6.01 h 8.04 d B, Y E.C., y E.C., y Iodine-131 Mercury-197 Thallium-201 64.1 h 3.05 d The radioactive isotope gallium-67 is used in medical imaging as indicated on the table above. If 66.2 milligrams of gallium-67 is administered to a patient, how many milligrams are left in the body after 156.6 hours? mg
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![Some Radioactive Isotopes Useful in Medical Imaging
Mode of
Decay
Isotope
Half-life
Use in Medical Imaging
B+, Y
B*, Y
Carbon-11
20.3 m
Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism
Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism
Detect eye tumors
Diagnose albinism, image the spleen and gastrointestinal tract
Bone marrow function, diagnose anemias
Whole-body scan for tumors
Pancreas scan
Fluorine-18
109 m
Phosphorus-32
Chromium-51
Iron-59
Gallium-67
Selenium-75
Krypton-81m
Strontium-81
14.3 d
27.7 d
Cr
Fe
SGa
Е.C., у
B, Y
E.C., Y
E.C., Y
44.5 d
78.3 h
34
118 d
13.3 s
22.2 m
Lung ventilation scan
Scan for bone diseases, including cancer
Brain, liver, kidney, bone scans; diagnosis of damaged heart muscle
Diagnosis of thyroid malfunction
Kidney scan
Heart scan and exercise stress test
Sr
99mTe
Technetium-99m
6.01 h
8.04 d
B, Y
E.C., y
E.C., y
Iodine-131
Mercury-197
Thallium-201
64.1 h
3.05 d
The radioactive isotope gallium-67 is used in medical imaging as indicated on the table above. If 66.2
milligrams of gallium-67 is administered to a patient, how many milligrams are left in the body after
156.6 hours?
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Transcribed Image Text:Some Radioactive Isotopes Useful in Medical Imaging
Mode of
Decay
Isotope
Half-life
Use in Medical Imaging
B+, Y
B*, Y
Carbon-11
20.3 m
Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism
Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism
Detect eye tumors
Diagnose albinism, image the spleen and gastrointestinal tract
Bone marrow function, diagnose anemias
Whole-body scan for tumors
Pancreas scan
Fluorine-18
109 m
Phosphorus-32
Chromium-51
Iron-59
Gallium-67
Selenium-75
Krypton-81m
Strontium-81
14.3 d
27.7 d
Cr
Fe
SGa
Е.C., у
B, Y
E.C., Y
E.C., Y
44.5 d
78.3 h
34
118 d
13.3 s
22.2 m
Lung ventilation scan
Scan for bone diseases, including cancer
Brain, liver, kidney, bone scans; diagnosis of damaged heart muscle
Diagnosis of thyroid malfunction
Kidney scan
Heart scan and exercise stress test
Sr
99mTe
Technetium-99m
6.01 h
8.04 d
B, Y
E.C., y
E.C., y
Iodine-131
Mercury-197
Thallium-201
64.1 h
3.05 d
The radioactive isotope gallium-67 is used in medical imaging as indicated on the table above. If 66.2
milligrams of gallium-67 is administered to a patient, how many milligrams are left in the body after
156.6 hours?
mg
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