Yttrium-90 is a radioactive isotope used to treat tumors in the liver.
^(90)Y
has a half-life of 2.67 days. If a patient has
2.84\mu g
of
^(90)Y
in her body 2.13 days after treatment, what mass of
^(90)Y
was used in her dose? Assume that none of the yttrium was passed normally out of her body. mass of
^(90)Y
:

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Yttrium-90 is a radioactive isotope used to treat tumors in the liver.

^(90)Y

has a half-life of 2.67 days. If a patient has

2.84\mu g

of

^(90)Y

in her body 2.13 days after treatment, what mass of

^(90)Y

was used in her dose? Assume that none of the yttrium was passed normally out of her body. mass of

^(90)Y

:

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