Medical gamma imaging is generally done with the technetium isotope ({ }^{99} mathrm{Tc}^{*}), which decays by emitting

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Medical gamma imaging is generally done with the technetium isotope \({ }^{99} \mathrm{Tc}^{*}\), which decays by emitting a gammaray photon with energy \(140 \mathrm{keV}\). What is the mass loss of the nucleus, in \(\mathrm{u}\), upon emission of this gamma ray?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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