Some Radioactive Isotopes Useful in Medical Imaging Mode of Isotope Decay Half-life Use in Medical Imaging Carbon-11 Fluorine-18 Phosphorus-32 Chromium-51 B+, Y B*, Y B E.C., Y В, у E.C., Y E.C., Y 20.3 m Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Detect eye tumors Diagnose albinism, image the spleen and gastrointestinal tract Bone marrow function, diagnose anemias Whole-body scan for tumors Pancreas scan Lung ventilation scan Scan for bone diseases, including cancer Brain, liver, kidney, bone scans; diagnosis of damaged heart muscle Diagnosis of thyroid malfunction Kidney scan Heart scan and exercise stress test 109 m 14.3 d 27.7 d 44.5 d 78.3 h 118 d Cr Fe Iron-59 Gallium-67 Se BlKr Sr Te Selenium-75 Krypton-81m Strontium-81 Technetium-99m Iodine-131 13.3 s 22.2 m В, у E.C., y E.C., y 6.01 h 8.04 d 64.1 h 3.05 d Mercury-197 Thallium-201 20|TI (1) The radioactive isotope chromium-51 is used in medical imaging as indicated on the table above. In addition to gamma emission, what is the mode of decay for chromium-51 ? (2) When the nuclide chromium-51 decays in this way: the mass number of the product nuclide is: Previous Next
Some Radioactive Isotopes Useful in Medical Imaging Mode of Isotope Decay Half-life Use in Medical Imaging Carbon-11 Fluorine-18 Phosphorus-32 Chromium-51 B+, Y B*, Y B E.C., Y В, у E.C., Y E.C., Y 20.3 m Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism Detect eye tumors Diagnose albinism, image the spleen and gastrointestinal tract Bone marrow function, diagnose anemias Whole-body scan for tumors Pancreas scan Lung ventilation scan Scan for bone diseases, including cancer Brain, liver, kidney, bone scans; diagnosis of damaged heart muscle Diagnosis of thyroid malfunction Kidney scan Heart scan and exercise stress test 109 m 14.3 d 27.7 d 44.5 d 78.3 h 118 d Cr Fe Iron-59 Gallium-67 Se BlKr Sr Te Selenium-75 Krypton-81m Strontium-81 Technetium-99m Iodine-131 13.3 s 22.2 m В, у E.C., y E.C., y 6.01 h 8.04 d 64.1 h 3.05 d Mercury-197 Thallium-201 20|TI (1) The radioactive isotope chromium-51 is used in medical imaging as indicated on the table above. In addition to gamma emission, what is the mode of decay for chromium-51 ? (2) When the nuclide chromium-51 decays in this way: the mass number of the product nuclide is: Previous Next
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Transcribed Image Text:Some Radioactive Isotopes Useful in Medical Imaging
Mode of
Isotope
Decay
Half-life
Use in Medical Imaging
B+, Y
B+, Y
Carbon-11
20.3 m
Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism
Brain scan to trace glucose metabolism
Detect eye tumors
Diagnose albinism, image the spleen and gastrointestinal tract
Bone marrow function, diagnose anemias
Whole-body scan for tumors
Pancreas scan
Lung ventilation scan
Scan for bone diseases, including cancer
Brain, liver, kidney, bone scans; diagnosis of damaged heart muscle
Diagnosis of thyroid malfunction
Kidney scan
Heart scan and exercise stress test
18F
Fluorine-18
109 m
14.3 d
Phosphorus-32
Chromium-51
Iron-59
Cr
SFe
SGa
Se
Kr
Sr
m Te
E.C., y
27.7 d
B, Y
E.C., y
E.C., y
44.5 d
78.3 h
Gallium-67
Selenium-75
118 d
Krypton-81m
Strontium-81
Technetium-99m
13.3 s
22.2 m
6.01 h
Iodine-131
Mercury-197
Thallium-201
B, Y
E.C., y
E.C., y
8.04 d
64.1 h
Hg
3.05 d
(1) The radioactive isotope chromium-51 is used in medical imaging as indicated on the table
above. In addition to gamma emission, what is the mode of decay for chromium-51 ?
(2) When the nuclide chromium-51 decays in this way:
the mass number of the product nuclide is:
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