Isotopes in medicine

Radioactive isotopes are used in medicine for both treatment and diagnostic scans.

It is used for diagnoses involving a large range of body parts and diseases such as cancers and neurological problems.

[1] Another well-known radioactive isotope used in medicine is Iodine-131, which is used as a radioactive label for some radiopharmaceutical therapies or the treatment of some types of thyroid cancer.

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