Smoke detectors, the older ones, used radiation to detect the smoke.
Soil density testers use radiation. A lot of medical instruments use it--X-ray machines and radiation machines for cancer treatment.
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The instruments commonly used with radioactive isotopes include Geiger counters for detecting radiation levels, scintillation counters for measuring radiation emissions, and gamma-ray spectrometers for analyzing the energy levels of gamma radiation. These instruments are essential for monitoring radioactive materials and studying their properties.
Pyro helio meter is used to measure the radiation right from Sun and there by we can find the solar constant.
Geiger muller counter is used to measure the radiation such as gamma, x ray other radiations coming out of radio active nuclei.
Thermo pile is used to detect and measure the heat radiations fallen.
- Isotopes are used as sources of radiation in medicine, sterilization, nondestructive control, etc.- Isotopes can be used as tracers- Isotopes can be used as energy source- Isotopes are used for radioactive dating- Isotopes are used in chemical analysis- Isotopes are used in many instruments- Isotopes are used as source of nuclear energy in bombs and nuclear reactorsetc.
Yes, radioactive isotopes are largely used for the treatment of cancer.
Some examples are deuterium and tritium which are radioactive isotopes of hydrogen.
Natural zirconium is not radioactive. However, there are some radioactive isotopes of zirconium that can be produced in nuclear reactions.
Radioactive isotopes have many uses:- sources of energy- tracers- treatment of cancers- sources of radiation- components of instruments- nuclear fuels- nuclear bombsand many others