Why is a radionuclide with a short half-life and which emits low energy gamma radiation preferred for in vivo diagnosis? Because they
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C: Having a short half-life means that lot of radiation is emitted in a short time period. If the radiation was emitted over a long time, the patient would be required to lie motionless for that long time while the image (the scintigram) was produced.
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