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6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

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A medical physicist prepares a tracer dose of Fluorine-18, a positron emitter used in oncology PET scans, with an initial activity of 760 MBq760\text{ MBq}760 MBq.

The half-life of Fluorine-18 is 110 minutes110\text{ minutes}110 minutes.

Calculate the activity of this tracer dose remaining after a period of 110 minutes110\text{ minutes}110 minutes.

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