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Radioactivity

Question 6 • GA-GSE Physical Science A

How can doctors best detect medical problems?

Answer
A
by using a radioactive isotope to kill unwanted cells and target diseased tissue
B
by measuring the half-life of an isotope found in the skin with high-energy gamma radiation from outside the body
C
by injecting a radioactive isotope that travels to the target tissue and measures the amount of radioactive decay
D
by administering a drug that targets replicating cells

Explanation

Doctors can detect some medical problems using radioactive tracers. After injection, the isotope travels to particular tissues, and imaging equipment detects the radiation it emits to show how those tissues are functioning. Choice C describes this diagnostic use; choice A instead describes using radiation to destroy diseased cells, which is treatment rather than detection.

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