Technetium-99 m has a half life of 4.8 hours. If a patient receives a dose with an activity of 60.2 mCi of Technetium 99 for cardiac imaging how much radioactivity will be left in the patients body 48 hours after injection?

Technetium-99 m has a half life of 4.8 hours. If a patient receives a dose with an activity of 60.2 mCi of Technetium 99 for cardiac imaging how much radioactivity will be left in the patients body 48 hours after injection?

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