Medical uses and affects.
-In the medical field plutonium's used as a fuel for cardiac pacemakers. Due to its long lasting life medical Proffesionals used in because they did not want to have to change out batteries. The compound of Plutonium that was used used for these peacemakers is Plutonium-238. Pacemakers are used to regulate the beating of the heart.
- Other than the Pacemakers Plutonium is not used in the medical field due to its radioactivity and the harm it can put on people. Plutonium can have great internal damage to humans ,because it stays for along time without decaying, it exposes organs to radiation. This increases your Risk of Cancer. It also can cause serious damage to kidneys because it i