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How long does iodine stay in body when had with ct scan?

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Are you sure.: If radio active iodine is used it is i-131 which has half life of less than 9days, then calculate every 9 days half of it will be eliminated in the body with i -131. Not bad if we did not synthesize i- 131 imagine if it is i- 129 which had half life of 15.7 million years.

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Answered 6/25/2020

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