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But radioisotopes decay more slowly in the Polesian marshes than elsewhere; the marshes’ mix of marshy, sandy, and clay soils provides almost perfect conditions for radioactive fallout to pass from the soil into plants.
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Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
At that point, NRG will stop producing medical radioisotopes at its older Petten reactor.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
With delays in the radioisotope expected well into November, this means that over 1 million diagnostic exams may have to be delayed, cancelled or rescheduled due to the shortage.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Radioisotope gastric-emptying scan: This test involves eating food containing a radioisotope (a slightly radioactive substance) that shows up on a scan.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
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Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
At that point, NRG will stop producing medical radioisotopes at its older Petten reactor.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
With delays in the radioisotope expected well into November, this means that over 1 million diagnostic exams may have to be delayed, cancelled or rescheduled due to the shortage.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Radioisotope gastric-emptying scan: This test involves eating food containing a radioisotope (a slightly radioactive substance) that shows up on a scan.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Radioisotope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radioisotope. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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radioisotope
noun
ra·dio·iso·tope
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-ˌtōp 
: a radioactive isotope
Medical Definition
radioisotope
noun
ra·dio·iso·tope
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-ˌtōp
: a radioactive isotope compare radioelement
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