MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Nuclear imaging is a radiology modality which utilizes radioisotopes to produce images of internal organs. Patients are injected with a a radioisotope; this isotope is taken up by various organs with differential specificity. Radioactive decay occurs and the particles transmitted are recorded by a receiver. For a successful study, it is necessary for the particle to travel a long distance out of the body and to the receiver. Which of the following types of emission is likely recorded?
    		 

    A

    		 alpha decay

    B

    		 beta decay

    C

    		 positron emission

    D

    		 gamma emission



    Nuclear Chemistry |
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