Guest guest Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 In a message dated 12/5/2002 7:16:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, graves_support writes: > Where ionising radiation of certain types are " beamed " or > focused onto a target, the target may become radioactive (I'm > racking my brain for the correct terminology - Devin?), but it > is a very low grade of radioactivity, and isn't usually an issue > except in things like material used to contain nuclear reactors, > and then only on certain material, and certain types of ionising > radiation. > > Are you referring to radioactive seeding? In this case, the metal " seeds, " or targets are left in. Prostate cancer is sometimes treated in this manner. Red *************************************************************************** Courage doesn't always shout. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, " I will try again tomorrow. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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