Assertion: uranium | /r/ObjectUse | used by irradiating food
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text: Uranium and other radionuclides are used by nuclear medicine (MRIs, X-rays, radioisotope injections, radiation treatment, etc.), scientific research (age-dating materials, compositional information, metabolic studies, etc.), agriculture (irradiating food and seeds), consumer products (smoke detectors, watches, irradiating bandages and other items to sterilize them, computer components, etc), materials testing for numerous industries (automotive, aircraft, construction, mining and oil) and space exploration (fuels).