Define radioactive isotope with a half-life

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A patient is given 0.055mg of technetium -99m, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of about 6.0 hours.

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How long does it take for the radioactive isotope to decay to 3.1 x 10^-3 mg? (Assume no excretion of the nuclide from the body)

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