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Radioisotope

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A version of a chemical element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable form.

Radioisotopes have important uses in medical diagnosis, treatment, and research.

A radioisotope is so-named because it is a radioactive isotope, an isotope being an alternate version of a chemical element that has a different atomic mass

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