some stuff that should eventually be mentioned... the metastable isomer Tc99m is used for scintigraphys. there are different forms, depending on appliance. Tc99m-Pertechnetate (TcO4) is used for sctintigraphy of the thyroid as it is taken up as iodine, while for a skelleton scintigraphy, Tc99m-methylene-diphosphonate is used, as that is taken up by the bone (much like calcium)... and there are even more forms for e.g. the heart, kidneys, and PET scans.
also, it's not 'radioactive particles', as the particles are not radioactive, but they're ionizing... but its quite common to say 'radioactive rays' or 'radioactive particles', so i wont blame you for it. :-)
as i said, awesome video - hope i will get a scintigraphy done again soon, too (for my thyroid, if at all), because last time i had it done, i had no dosimeter to measure it. :-(
did you try and seperate Tc99 (the decay product) from your urine, btw? may be hard to detect though, as it has a half-time of 200.000 years... but i'd try nevertheless.
I accidentally removed your question. But, yes, it is perfectly safe. The half life is only around 6 hours so it decays very quickly. It is standard procedure for the procedure of a bone scan. In addition, the energy level of the radioactive particles is very low.
no radiaion dose is perfelctly safe, no matter how long it takes to get accumulated. but it´s at least _rather_ safe because gamma rays usually go right through you and do nothing.
Well Gavin, considering that the urine came from my bladder and my bladder was not burned, I would suspect that the urine would not burn someone's flesh off. But who knows, I am an...
You painted your CDV-700 a grey color?
vmelkon 8 months ago
it seemed like you were really nervous. btw great video!
vwah4545 2 years ago
ur backround is a bit high?
JaksProductions 2 years ago
I agree. The counter is picking up the radioactive from me.
rwkahn3 2 years ago
lol, you're more radioactive than any of my samples!
and I have that same geiger counter (the chirpy one)
greenboy256 2 years ago
It would be nice to have a control sample of urine and a radiation reading of his body before the test.
Spacew00t 2 years ago
The proof that science is funny!!! Gr8 vid! 5 stars!!! :)
ChernobylDude 3 years ago
AWESOME video, 5 stars from me!
some stuff that should eventually be mentioned... the metastable isomer Tc99m is used for scintigraphys. there are different forms, depending on appliance. Tc99m-Pertechnetate (TcO4) is used for sctintigraphy of the thyroid as it is taken up as iodine, while for a skelleton scintigraphy, Tc99m-methylene-diphosphonate is used, as that is taken up by the bone (much like calcium)... and there are even more forms for e.g. the heart, kidneys, and PET scans.
bionerd23 3 years ago
also, it's not 'radioactive particles', as the particles are not radioactive, but they're ionizing... but its quite common to say 'radioactive rays' or 'radioactive particles', so i wont blame you for it. :-)
bionerd23 3 years ago
as i said, awesome video - hope i will get a scintigraphy done again soon, too (for my thyroid, if at all), because last time i had it done, i had no dosimeter to measure it. :-(
did you try and seperate Tc99 (the decay product) from your urine, btw? may be hard to detect though, as it has a half-time of 200.000 years... but i'd try nevertheless.
bionerd23 3 years ago
Technetium is a rare metal, i am going to obtain some soon though.
UAEchemist 3 years ago
To Nic's mom,
I accidentally removed your question. But, yes, it is perfectly safe. The half life is only around 6 hours so it decays very quickly. It is standard procedure for the procedure of a bone scan. In addition, the energy level of the radioactive particles is very low.
rwkahn3 3 years ago
no radiaion dose is perfelctly safe, no matter how long it takes to get accumulated. but it´s at least _rather_ safe because gamma rays usually go right through you and do nothing.
sciencoking 3 years ago
FIRST COMMENT GRANT! HA!
What a weird, awesome video....it appears u had a lot of urine. if urine of that radioactive property got on someone, would their flesh burn off?
tehKOREANdude 3 years ago
Well Gavin, considering that the urine came from my bladder and my bladder was not burned, I would suspect that the urine would not burn someone's flesh off. But who knows, I am an...
rwkahn3 3 years ago