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Radioisotope
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Uses
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Beryllium-7
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Berylliosis studies
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Magnesium-28
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Magnesium tracer
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Scandium-47
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Radioimmunotherapy
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Vanadium-48
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Nutrition and environmental studies
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Iron-52
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Iron tracer, positron emitter
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Iron-55
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X-ray fluorescence source
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Cobalt-57
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Calibration of imaging instruments
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Copper-61
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Positron emitter for studies requiring longer time periods
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Copper-64
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Positron emitter for studies requiring longer time periods; radioimmunotherapy
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Copper-67
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Radioimmunotherapy
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Zinc-62
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Parent in the generator system for producing the positron-emitting 62Cu
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Germanium-68
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Parent in the generator system for producing the positron-emitting 68Ga; required in calibrating PET tomographs, potential antibody label
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Arsenic-74
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A positron-emitting chemical analog of phosphorus
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Bromine-77
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Radioimmunotherapy
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Bromine-80m
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Radioimmunotherapy
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Strontium-82
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Parent in generator system for producing the positron-emitting 82Rb, a potassium analog
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Yttrium-88
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Radioimmunotherapy
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Zirconium-89
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Radioimmunotheraphy, positron emitter
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Ruthenium-97
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Hepatobiliary function; tumor and inflammation localization
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Cadmium-109
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To analyze metal alloys for checking stock, scrap sorting
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Indium-111
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Radioimmunotherapy
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Iodine-123
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SPECT brain-imaging agent
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Iodine-124
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Radioimmunotherapy; positron emitter
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Xenon-122
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Parent in generator system for producing the positron-emitting 122I
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Xenon-127
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Used in lung ventilation studies
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Barium-128
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Parent in generator system for producing the positron-emitting 128Cs, a potassium analog
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Cerium-139
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Gamma-ray calibration source
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Tantalum-179
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X-ray fluorescence source (substitute for the alpha-emitter 241Au which is used in cardiac studies)
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Tungsten-178
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Parent in generator system for producing 178Ta, short-lived scanning agent
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Mercury-195m
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Parent in the generator system for producing 195mAu which is used in cardiac blood pool studies
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Thallium-201
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Cardiac imaging agent
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Bismuth-205
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Bismuth biological distribution
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Bismuth-206
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Bismuth biological distribution
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