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Which of the following elements is obsolete in radiotherapy

A
Radium 226
B
Cobalt 60
C
Iridium 192
D
Cesium 137
High-Yield Explanation
Radium needles that were once implanted into tumours as a cancer treatment are now obsolete and constitute a radioactive waste problem, as their half-life is approximately 1600 years.            "Radioisotopes may be naturally occurring, such as radium - 226 (226 Ra)' which is now seldom used in radiotherapy".

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