Radiotracers are radioactive substances that can be introduced into organisms by way of ingestion or injection and
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Radiotracers are radioactive substances that can be introduced into organisms by way of ingestion or injection and whose pathway can be traced by monitoring their radioactivity. How many protons and neutrons do the following radiotracers contain?
a. Iodine-131, used in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses of the thyroid gland.
b. Thallium-201, used to assess the damage to the heart muscle in a person who has suffered a heart attack.
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ISBN: 9781305957404
10th Edition
Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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