Yttrium-90

Yttrium-90
General
Symbol90Y
Namesyttrium-90
Protons (Z)39
Neutrons (N)51
Nuclide data
Half-life (t1/2)64.05±0.05 h[1]
Isotopes of yttrium
Complete table of nuclides

Yttrium-90 (90
Y) is a radioactive isotope of yttrium.[2] Yttrium-90 has found a wide range of uses in radiation therapy to treat some forms of cancer.[3] Along with other isotopes of yttrium, it is sometimes called radioyttrium.

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  2. ^ DeVita VT, Lawrence TS, Rosenberg SA, Weinberg RA, DePinho RA (1 April 2008). DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's cancer: principles & practice of oncology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 2507. ISBN 978-0-7817-7207-5. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Y-90 Handling Precautions" (PDF). Berkeley Lab. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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