What are some examples of applications of constructive uses of radioactive isotopes?
The applications of radiation are numerous. I have listed some below: Here’s just a sampling of radioactive materials…and the many ways they improve lives. MEDICAL • Imaging – X-rays, MRI • Nuclear medicine – treatment and imaging • Treatment – Cancer • Sterilization of blood and other items INDUSTRIAL • Density Gauging – how dense ground is for roads, in fluids in pipes • Well logging – Density of ground for wells • Radiography – x-raying pipes, welds, valves for flaws, defects • Non-electrical exit signs HOUSEHOLD • TV – electron excitation of the screens phosphor • Smoke detectors • Long lasting light bulbs • Food irradiation – longer shelf life, less spoilage, longer transport time • Cheap and reliable power source – nuclear power SCIENCE • Chemical tracing in humans, animals for new drug development • Function tracing – how animals and plants work • Analysis of unknown samples by activation • Studying the basic building blocks of nature – cyclotrons and accelerators • Sterilizat
