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Radioactive iodine is given to patients to reduce thyroid growth or activity. The iodine I53131, has...

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Radioactive iodine is given to patients to reduce thyroid growthor activity. The iodine I53131, has ahalf-life of 8.04 days. Why would the radiation in the human bodydecrease at a faster rate than at the calculated rate?

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This question can be treated theoretically The effectivehalflife of radioactive material in human body isI131 is a radioactive substance with halflife 804 days    See Answer
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