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		khuey 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Gains Momentum in the U... Strontium-89 injections were indeed used as a palliative treatment for bone cancer, though I think they've been discontinued.

rbanffy 8 months ago [–]

The short half life makes it less problematic than its 90 neighbour. It also decays to a stable isotope.

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