An isotope that gathers wherever cells are growing fast, marking tumours and infection sites, is:
AGallium-67
BHelium-4
CNeon-20
DArgon-40
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Gallium-67
1. Rapidly dividing tissue takes up more of it than resting tissue.
2. Both cancers and infections show that rapid growth.
3. That isotope is gallium-67.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics 2e, Chapter 32, Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics._
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