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Which kind of radioactive element is the most efficient and safe to use in medicine such as in chemotherapy

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Answer: Tc-99

Explanation: The radioisotope most widely used in medicine is Tc-99, employed in some 80% of all nuclear medicine procedures. It is an isotope of the artificially-produced element technetium and it has almost ideal characteristics for a nuclear medicine scan, such as with SPECT.

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