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How do radioisotopes help people?
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Diagnosis and treat: Radioisotopes are radioactive atoms affixed to various chemicals and biological compounds which can then localize sites of disease in the body. They can also be used to treat a few condtions, the most prominent being hyperactive thyroid.
Answered 7/20/2012
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