Medical Uses of Radioactivity

A small quiz on medical use of radioactivity. (Physics GCSE)

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The type of radiation used to sterilise hospital equipment.
gamma rays
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Why don't we use alpha or beta sources as tracers?
they do not penetrate the cell walls properly
2 of 4
The half-life of xenon-133 is 2.3 days. What is the fraction of radioactivity after 6.9 days?
1/8
3 of 4
The radioactive isotope technetium-99 is NOT used for monitoring:
the kidneys
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Why don't we use alpha or beta sources as tracers?

Back

they do not penetrate the cell walls properly

Card 3

Front

The half-life of xenon-133 is 2.3 days. What is the fraction of radioactivity after 6.9 days?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The radioactive isotope technetium-99 is NOT used for monitoring:

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

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