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The decay of the radioisotope produces high-energy beta particles that ionize the electrolyte, creating a potential difference between the anode and cathode immersed in the solution and driving electron flow through an external circuit to produce electricity.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Authorities subsequently detected elevated levels of the radioisotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137) in containers in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, and Savannah.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Possible contamination of shrimp by a radioisotope led the FDA to issue a do-not-eat-or-sell warning Tuesday for three lots of frozen shrimp sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile other nations are pursuing or preserving their own RPS capabilities, with Europe’s sights set on americium 241, a radioisotope with a five-times-longer half-life but a five-times-weaker energy output than plutonium 238.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Authorities subsequently detected elevated levels of the radioisotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137) in containers in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, and Savannah.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Possible contamination of shrimp by a radioisotope led the FDA to issue a do-not-eat-or-sell warning Tuesday for three lots of frozen shrimp sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile other nations are pursuing or preserving their own RPS capabilities, with Europe’s sights set on americium 241, a radioisotope with a five-times-longer half-life but a five-times-weaker energy output than plutonium 238.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Radioisotope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radioisotope. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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radioisotope
noun
ra·dio·iso·tope
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-ˌtōp 
: a radioactive isotope
Medical Definition
radioisotope
noun
ra·dio·iso·tope
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-ˌtōp
: a radioactive isotope compare radioelement
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