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iodine-123

Epidemiology: - produced in a cyclotron by proton irradiation of xenon in a capsule Pharmacokinetics: - decay by electron capture to tellurium-123 - 1/2 life: 13 hours Uses: - used in nuclear medicine to image the thyroid gland

General

iodine [I] radioactive isotope

References

  1. Wikipedia: Iodine-123 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine-123