Radioisotopes in Medicine
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Radioisotopes in Medicine
INTRODUCTION
History
What Is Radiation?
What Is Radioactivity?
What Are Radioisotopes?
How Are Radioisotopes Used?
What Do We Mean by Tracer Atoms?
DIAGNOSIS
Pinpointing Disease
Arsenic-74
Chromium-51
Cobalt-60
Iodine-131
Iron-59
Phosphorus-32
Sodium-24
Technetium-99m
Thulium-170 and Gamma Radiography
Tritium
Activation Analysis
Summary
THERAPY
A Successful Case
General Principles
Iodine-131 and Iodine-132
Boron-10
Phosphorus-32
Gold-198
Beads, Needles, and Applicators
Teletherapy
CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX
Measuring Instruments[15]
Ionization Chambers
Proportional Counters
Geiger-Müller Counters
Scintillation Counters
Solid State Counters
Scanners
SUGGESTED REFERENCES
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