Radiochemistry
Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:
- recognise nuclear reactions, including the major spontaneous decay mechanisms.
- define and distinguish between nucleons, nuclides and isotopes, X-rays & gamma rays, decay series and daughter isotopes.
- balance nuclear reactions
- recognise stable and unstable nuclides
- predict the decay mechanism for an unstable isotope
- explain the main factors that contributes to effective radiation dose, including penetrating power, activity and energy
- explain the main mechanism of biological damage by ionizing radiation.
- explain the use of radioactive isotopes in medical imaging, and distinguish the information obtained from X-rays
- explain how isotope generators produce isotopes such as 99mTc for medical imaging, and give some examples of its use.
- explain PET, the generation of radioisotopes by a cyclotron, and know the kinds of isotopes produced
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