Radioisotopes
A radioisotopes(radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is an atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable. This excess energy can be used in one of three ways: emitted from the nucleus as gamma radiation; transferred to one of its electrons to release it as a conversion electron; or used to create and emit a new particle (alpha particle or beta particle) from the nucleus. During those processes, the radionuclide is said to undergo radioactive decay.[1] These emissions are considered ionizing radiation because they are powerful enough to liberate an electron from another atom. The radioactive decay can produce a stable nuclide or will sometimes produce a new unstable radionuclide which may undergo further decay. Radioactive decay is a random process at the level of single atoms: it is impossible to predict when one particular atom will decay.[2][3][4][5] However, for a collection of atoms of a single element the decay rate, and thus the half-life (t1/2) for that collection, can be calculated from their measured decay constants. The range of the half-lives of radioactive atoms has no known limits and spans a time range of over 55 orders of magnitude.
High Impact List of Articles
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Comparison of clinical effects of ultrasonic examination, CT examination, and MR examination in diagnosis of pancreatic and ampullary cancer
Wei Tao, Yunsong Zheng, Yingcong XiaoResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Comparison of clinical effects of ultrasonic examination, CT examination, and MR examination in diagnosis of pancreatic and ampullary cancer
Wei Tao, Yunsong Zheng, Yingcong XiaoResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Retracted: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of venous thromboembolism in gastric cancer patients
Qi Hong, Ya WangResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Retracted: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of venous thromboembolism in gastric cancer patients
Qi Hong, Ya WangResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Clinical prognosis observation and complications of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with portal hypertension after hepatectomy
Hong Liu, Mingming Zhang, Jie Xing, Wujin LiangResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Clinical prognosis observation and complications of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with portal hypertension after hepatectomy
Hong Liu, Mingming Zhang, Jie Xing, Wujin LiangResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Application of thoracoscopy with fast-track surgery in the thoracotomy of small-cell lung cancer
Xiaoyan Jin, Yong Liang, Jian Zhou, Linjun Yang, Qiang ZhangResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Application of thoracoscopy with fast-track surgery in the thoracotomy of small-cell lung cancer
Xiaoyan Jin, Yong Liang, Jian Zhou, Linjun Yang, Qiang ZhangResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Imageology in staging and treatment efficacy of transforaminal lumbar interbody debridement and fusion for Brucella spondylitis in lumbar spine
Yongfeng Wang, Bin Zhao, Jie Yuan, Yibo Zhao, Xiangdong Lu, Xinyuan Wei, Anmin JinResearch Article: Biomedical Research
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Imageology in staging and treatment efficacy of transforaminal lumbar interbody debridement and fusion for Brucella spondylitis in lumbar spine
Yongfeng Wang, Bin Zhao, Jie Yuan, Yibo Zhao, Xiangdong Lu, Xinyuan Wei, Anmin JinResearch Article: Biomedical Research
Conference Proceedings
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Coexisting Human Papilloma Virus-Type 16 & Human Herpes Virus-Type 8 in the presence of repeated electromagnetic field were found to be major contributing factor for rapid development of Cancer
Yoshiaki OmuraPosters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics
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Coexisting Human Papilloma Virus-Type 16 & Human Herpes Virus-Type 8 in the presence of repeated electromagnetic field were found to be major contributing factor for rapid development of Cancer
Yoshiaki OmuraPosters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics
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COMPARISON OF RISK FACTORS AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS DIAGNOSED DURING EARLY AND LATE PREGNANCY
Mohsen Janghorbani and Elham HosseiniPosters & Accepted Abstracts: Biomedical Research
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COMPARISON OF RISK FACTORS AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS DIAGNOSED DURING EARLY AND LATE PREGNANCY
Mohsen Janghorbani and Elham HosseiniPosters & Accepted Abstracts: Biomedical Research
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NOVEL STRATEGY FOR DESIGNING LONG-ACTING RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR CLINICAL USE
Fuad FaresKeynote: Biomedical Research
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NOVEL STRATEGY FOR DESIGNING LONG-ACTING RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR CLINICAL USE
Fuad FaresKeynote: Biomedical Research
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Evaluation of possible Immunological variants influencing the clinical response to needling - A new approach in the treatment of Vitiligo
Patricia Fabrini Marco Araujo and Wander ValentimKeynote: Timely Topics in Clinical Immunology
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Evaluation of possible Immunological variants influencing the clinical response to needling - A new approach in the treatment of Vitiligo
Patricia Fabrini Marco Araujo and Wander ValentimKeynote: Timely Topics in Clinical Immunology
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METAKARYOTIC CANCER STEM CELLS ARE CONSTITUTIVELY RESISTANT TO X-RAYS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS BUT SENSITIVE TO MANY COMMON DRUGS: FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS OF A METAKARYOCIDE AGAINST STEM CELLS IN HUMAN PANCREATIC TUMORS
William G Thilly and Elena V GostjevaScientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics
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METAKARYOTIC CANCER STEM CELLS ARE CONSTITUTIVELY RESISTANT TO X-RAYS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS BUT SENSITIVE TO MANY COMMON DRUGS: FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS OF A METAKARYOCIDE AGAINST STEM CELLS IN HUMAN PANCREATIC TUMORS
William G Thilly and Elena V GostjevaScientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics