Assertion: fluorine's compound | /r/ObjectUse | used in positron emission tomography
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Compounds containing fluorine-18, a radioactive isotope that emits positrons, are often used in positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, because the isotope's half-life of about 110 minutes is usefully long by positron-emitter standards.
text: Compounds containing 18F, a radioactive isotope that emits positrons, are often used in positron emission tomography, because its half-life of 110 minutes is long by the standards of positron-emitters.