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Radiocontrast dyes are considered safe because the isotopes have short half-lives and the isotopes coat the gastrointestinal tract and are not absorbed by normal tissue. If a patient ingests 10.0 mg of iodine, how long until the iodine-134 is 99% out of the patient's system if the half-life of iodine-134 is 52.6 minutes?

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In 52.6 mins the 10 mg of iodine will be divided by its half-life which is 2 it will become 5 mg (in 52.6 minutes ) and same procedure will be followed until it reach 99% out of the patient's system.

The answer is 368 minutes will it takes the iodine to be absorbed in one's system.
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