A patient is treated with 128 mCi (millicuries) of iodine-131 ( 131 I ) . The radioactivity level R ( t ) (in mCi) after t days is given by R ( t ) = 128 ( 2 ) − t / 4.2 . (In this model. the value 4.2 is related to the biological half-life of radioactive iodine in the body.) a. Determine the radioactivity level of I 131 in the body after 6 days. Round to the nearest whole unit.
A patient is treated with 128 mCi (millicuries) of iodine-131 ( 131 I ) . The radioactivity level R ( t ) (in mCi) after t days is given by R ( t ) = 128 ( 2 ) − t / 4.2 . (In this model. the value 4.2 is related to the biological half-life of radioactive iodine in the body.) a. Determine the radioactivity level of I 131 in the body after 6 days. Round to the nearest whole unit.
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A patient is treated with 128 mCi (millicuries) of iodine-131
(
131
I
)
. The radioactivity level
R
(
t
)
(in mCi) after t days is given by
R
(
t
)
=
128
(
2
)
−
t
/
4.2
. (In this model. the value 4.2 is related to the biological half-life of radioactive iodine in the body.)
a. Determine the radioactivity level of
I
131
in the body after 6 days. Round to the nearest whole unit.
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