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Fluorine - 18 is a radioactive isotope that decays by positron emission to form oxygen - 18 with a half-life of 100 min. Physicians use ^(18)F for the study of brain by injecting a quantity of fluoro substituted glucose into the blood of a patient The glucose accummulates in the region where the brain is active and needs nourishment. If a sample of glucose that contains .^(18)F is injected into the blood what percentange will remain after 5 hours? |
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Answer» `12.5` |
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