H. Nuclide Library
. . . continuation
Samarium
153
Sm 47 h Industrially used material
Pharmaceutically marketed as
“Quadramet”, it is used for relieving pain
caused by secondary cancers within the
bone. Also used for treating prostate and
breast cancer.
Selenium
75
Se 120 d Industrially used material
In the form of seleno-methionine this nu-
clide is used to investigate enzyme produc-
tion in the digestive tract.
Sodium
22
Na 2.6 a Industrially used material
Used to study the sodium-potassium
exchange-dynamic of nerve axons within
the nervous systems of living organisms.
Also used to locate leaks in industrial pipe
lines and in oil well studies.
Technetium
99m
Tc 6.01 h Medically used material
Used for imaging the heart muscle, lungs,
brain, and the skeletal system. Other uses
include imaging the kidney, liver, thyroid,
spleen, gall bladder, salivary and lacrimal
glands, and the heart blood pool. It is also
used to investigate other medical issues,
like certain types of infections. These iso-
topes are also used for tracing sewage and
liquid waste movements within city infras-
tructures.
to be continued. . .
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