Radioisotope handling. Radio-pharmacist with a vial of nitrogen-13 (N-13),a radioisotope of nitrogen. N-13 is used in some forms of diagnostic medical imaging,such as PET (positron emission tomography) scans. However,it is very unstable,with a half life of just under 10 minutes,and so has to be produced in the hospital just prior to a scan. The gamma radiation given off by the decaying isotope is harmful to living tissue and has to be handled very carefully | |
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