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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which radioactive isotope is added to glucose for positron emission tomography (PET)? carbon-14 fluorine-18 cobalt-60 technitium-99

OpenStudy (rushwr):

What do u think ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Maybe Carbon-14?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Rushwr

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So it's flourine? @Cuanchi

OpenStudy (cuanchi):

it looks like that. It is what I found. I would not use C14 since the half life is too long and I dont know if it can decay producing positron. C14 decay by beta decay to produce N14 that is stable and non radioactive isotope

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