This radioisotope is used in medicine to treat thyroid cancer, emits beta particles, has a half-life of 8.021 days, and has an atomic mass of 131amu ("Isotopes") (University).
What is Iodine-131 ("Isotopes") (University).
100
When Phosphorus-32 is used in medicine, it emits beta particles, resulting in the formation of this new element (University).
What is Sulfur-32 (University).
32 0 32
P ------- e + S
15 -1 16
100
Nuclear medicine is used in medical sterilization to prevent this (Schiller).
What is patient infection (Schiller).
100
What is a common risk of radiation? ("Medical").
What is damaged normal tissue ("Medical").
100
Today, the amount of radiation in a nuclear medicine procedure is comparable to that received during this (Wince).
What is Diagnostic X-ray (Wince).
200
This radioisotope is used to treat blood cancer, emits beta particles, has a half-life of 14.28 days, and has an atomic mass of 32amu ("Isotopes") (University).
What is Phosphorus-32 ("Isotopes") (University).
200
When Rhenium-186 is used in medicine, it emits beta particles, resulting in the formation of this new element ("Medical").
What is Osmium-186 ("Medical").
186 0 186
Re ------ e + Os
75 -1 76
200
What is one of the most common internal organs treated with nuclear medicine? ("General").
What is the Heart ("General").
200
If someone took high doses of nuclear medicine, what risks are associated with this? ("Medical").
What are illness and death ("Medical").
200
Today, nuclear medicine uses radioactive injections into the patient's body, in order to identify these (Wince).
What is Diseases/Fractures/Infections
Examples include, cancer, arthritis, and heart disease (Wince).
300
This radioisotope is used in medicine to lesson unwanted side effects and damage to involved organs, emits beta particles, has a half-life of 2.67 days, and has an atomic mass of 90amu ("Isotopes").
What is Yttrium-90 ("Isotopes").
300
When Iodine-131 is used in medicine, it emits beta particles, resulting in the formation of this new element (University).
What is Xenon-131 (University).
131 0 131
I ----- e + Xe
53 -1 54
300
What kind of surgery does nuclear medicine assess? ("General").
What is Gallbladder Surgery ("General").
300
True or false: The high cost of nuclear medicine is a high risk for the economy ("Pros").
What is true ("Pros").
300
Approximately, this many nuclear medicine treatments/procedures are performed each year in the United States (Wince).
What is 10-12 million procedures per year (Wince).
400
This radioisotope is used in medicine for relieving arthritis pain in synovial joints, emits beta particles, has a half-life of 9.392 days, and has an atomic mass of 169amu ("Isotopes").
What is Erbium-169 ("Isotopes").
400
When Yttrium-90 is used in medicine, it emits beta particles, resulting in the formation of this new element ("Isotopes").
What is Ziconium-90 ("Isotopes").
90 0 90
Y ------- e + Zr
39 -1 40
400
Because of the innumerable benefits of nuclear medicine, and the number of lives it has saved, modern hospitals involve this fraction of radiation or radioactivity in all its procedures ("Medical").
What is 1/3 ("Medical").
400
Nuclear medicine is provided to anyone except for what group of people? ("Pros").
What are pregnant women ("Pros").
400
Today, nuclear medicine is used in this internal therapy where the radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment ("Medical").
What is Brachytherapy ("Medical").
500
This radioisotope is used in medicine for pain relief in bone cancer, emits beta particles, has a half-life of 3.8 days, and has an atomic mass of 186amu ("Medical").
What is Rhenium-186 ("Medical").
500
When Erbium-169 is used in medicine, it emits beta particles, resulting in the formation of this new element ("Isotopes").
What is Thulium-169 ("Isotopes").
169 0 169
Er ------ e + Tm
68 -1 69
500
FINAL JEOPARDY
What is the Daily Quiz Question
500
What needs to happen to all unused radioisotopes especially in nuclear medicine? (Schiller).
What is Disposal (Schiller).
500
Today, people use radioisotopes in nuclear medicine that will quickly be eliminated from the body, because they have this characteristic ("Medical").