Sunday, January 29, 2012

The usefulness of radioisotopes


The usefulness of radioisotopes

A. in biology
1. As a source of light
- To make the vaccine and buds storage tubers
- Sterilization of insects and plant recovery
2. as a tracer
- To see the natural behavior in living tissues
- To observe the exchange of substances in the metabolism

B. In plants and animals
To determine the influence of drug residues eradication of plant pests

C. in medicine
For therapy, such as cancer cure

D. in industries
For testing of materials without damaging the material

E. in hydrology
To measure the flow rate of river water, ground water or oil pipelines and detect leaks in the soil.

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