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Mercury Radioisotopes
| Medical Definition: | Unstable isotopes of mercury that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Hg atoms with atomic weights 185-195, 197, 203, 205, and 206 are radioactive mercury isotopes. |
| Guide Notes: | Hg-185-195, 197, 203, 205, 206; NIM; /blood-csf-urine /metab permitted but not for tracer studies ( = /diag use) |
| Previously Indexed: | Mercury Isotopes (1968-1974),Radioisotopes (1968-1974) |
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