A short half life isotope could be used to track food or blood through an animal body prior to an X ray to detect a blockage or tumour. A Gamma source can be directed at at live bacteria to test if...
One example would be how geologists can determine the ages of rocks and fossils by analyzing the isotopes that are found within them. A second example would be radiation. Radiation from certain...
It can be used in medicine, they use a radioactive isotope of a very short half life to help diagnose medical conditions. Carbon 14 can also be used to date organic material and is determined by the...