Vernal Express | 1955-02-17 | Page 128 | Isotope is Aid to Medicine, Industry

isotope Is aid to medicine industry E expansion x ot of peacetime use uses of 0 atomic energy can mean prosperity for the colorado plateau for or many years to come at the same lime time no one can overemphasize the importance of the area la in the entire atomic energy picture several of the nation ji top scientist scientists have declared that one of 0 the greatest great pst power reserve reserves oi 0 the united states is i its uranium deposits and the future of the plateau is directly tied in with these deposits the most promising uses for atomic energy it appears now are those resulting from development of radioisotopes radio isotopes these are the materials resulting from the development of natures elements such 1 I as cobalt halt or phosphorus when they are bombarded by radioactive uranium over radioisotopes radio isotopes have already been made available for use amazing results are being obtained with radioisotopes radio isotopes in the medical field for one they have been used successfully in the treatment of many heretofore serious diseases such a leukemia leuk emla and in tracing and arresting certain types of cancer metallurgists too are finding isotopes useful in studying metals and alloys and oil companies are using them in exploratory work