Lise Meitner, the Scientist Who Changed Medicine by Splitting Atoms

The splitting of atoms, also known as nuclear fission, produces radiation and radioactivity. Dr Lise Meitner discovered how radioactivity could be produced in 1939. She found that firing a small particle called neutron into another atom cause to released. Radioactive atoms created this way can useful for detecting cancer or checking whether the body’s organs are working properly. When radioactive injected blood patient, they travel through body release detected using special cameras, creating images videos tissues. In way, helps doctors better diagnose treat patients. Unfortunately, faced many obstacles was never credited officially her key discovery fission.