Radioactivity

  • Without radioactivity would not be significant advances in medicine and industry. Our daily life would be very different.

    Without radioactivity would not be significant advances in medicine and industry. Our daily life would be very different.
  • X-rays would not exist, and medicine could not be used radiography as an aid in diagnosis.

    X-rays would not exist, and medicine could not be used radiography as an aid in diagnosis.
  • Many people could not be cured by chemotherapy.

    Many people could not be cured by chemotherapy.
  • If we did not understand radioactivity, we could not use nuclear energy.

    If we did not understand radioactivity, we could not use nuclear energy.
  • Computed tomography would not have invented, then could not get sections of anatomical objects diagnostic purposes.

    Computed tomography would not have invented, then could not get sections of anatomical objects diagnostic purposes.
  • It would not have been possible positron emission tomography.

    It would not have been possible positron emission tomography.
  • The industry could not use radioactive isotopes to measure the thickness of sheets of paper, plastic and other materials.

    The industry could not use radioactive isotopes to measure the thickness of sheets of paper, plastic and other materials.
  • Radioactive isotopes could not be used for sterilization of food.

    Radioactive isotopes could not be used for sterilization of food.
  • The radioactive isotopes could not be used to understand internal composition of various materials

    The radioactive isotopes could not be used to understand internal composition of various materials
  • Science would not have the human genome sequence, which provides valuable information on DNA.

    Science would not have the human genome sequence, which provides valuable information on DNA.