Multiple Choice
The biological half-life of 131I in a particular patient is 30 days.The physical half-life is 193 hours.If the patient's thyroid is counted with the thyroid probe detector, what effective half-life will be observed?
A) 26 days
B) 6.3 days
C) 5.1 days
D) 1.2 days
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