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what is radioactive sugar

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Answered by Anonymous
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Sugar whose molecules containradioactive isotopes of carbon hydogen or oxygen. Normally sugarmade out of C14 or O16 is known asradioactive sugar

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Answered by boshungmeber
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A radioactive form of glucose (sugar) often used during a positive emission tomography (PET) scan, a type of imaging test. ... Cancer cells show up brighter in the picture because they are more active and take up more glucose than normal cells do. When used with PET, radioactive glucose helps find cancer cells in the body

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