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Medical Treatment with Radioisotopes

Published on Apr 21, 2016

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Medical Treatment with Radioisotopes

Serena Chan and Alex Eik
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LESS stable ---> MORE stable

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TYPES OF RADIATION:


ALPHA DECAY
BETA DECAY
POSITRON EMISSION
GAMMA DECAY

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MEDICAL APPLICATION

  • AIM
  • RADIUM 223 - ALPHA DECAY
  • IODINE 131 - BETA AND GAMMA DECAY
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Radium 223

introduced through injections
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Radium 223

  • prostate cancer to the bone
  • similar to calcium
  • alpha decay
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Half Lives

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Radium 223:
Benefits and Risks

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Iodine 131

introduced through capsule/liquid
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Iodine 131

  • Hyperthyroidism- overactive thyroid
  • thyroid cancer
  • beta decay
  • higher doses
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Iodine 131:
Benefits and Risks

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