hromium-51 is used in imaging red blood cells and has an effective half-life of 27 days. If a dose with an activity of 24 μCiμCi is given to a patient, how long will it take for the patient to have less than 3 μCiμCi present?

hromium-51 is used in imaging red blood cells and has an effective half-life of 27 days. If a dose with an activity of 24 μCiμCi is given to a patient, how long will it take for the patient to have less than 3 μCiμCi present?

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Chapter32: Medical Applications Of Nuclear Physics

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Chromium-51 is used in imaging red blood cells and has an effective half-life of 27 days.

If a dose with an activity of 24 μCiμCi is given to a patient, how long will it take for the patient to have less than 3 μCiμCi present?

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