Why is it important that radioisotopes used as diagnostic tools in nuclear medicine produce gamma radiation when they decay? Why are alpha emitters not used as diagnostic tools?

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Why is it important that radioisotopes
used as diagnostic tools in nuclear
medicine produce gamma radiation
when they decay? Why are alpha
emitters not used as diagnostic tools?
Transcribed Image Text:Why is it important that radioisotopes used as diagnostic tools in nuclear medicine produce gamma radiation when they decay? Why are alpha emitters not used as diagnostic tools?
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