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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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Explain why a physician would use an isotope with a shorter half- life to diagnose or treat patients.

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Radioactive elements are those which which emits radiations. In simpler words, an unstable nuclei tends to be stable by emitting radiations. It has a definite time in which a radioactive element gets fully decayed. This time is measured as the half life of the element. This half life plays an important role in science. These are used in detection and treatment of diseases. This branch of medical science is known as radiopharmaceuticals. These radioactive elements are used in the scanning apparatus also.

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