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Cameras Detect Nuclear Contamination
February 9, 2010 | University of Manchester

A gamma-ray camera used in hospitals can also function as a technetium (Tc) detector for soil. Tc is created during uranium processing, and is radioactive. When Tc is present in nuclear soil contamination, the cameras can follow the path of the element through the ground to facilitate cleanup.


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