ant ▁tum ors . ▁ ▁The ▁radiation ▁em itted ▁by ▁ph osph orus - 3 2 ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁th era pe ut ic ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁di agnostic ▁purposes . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁ 3 2 P - chrom ic ▁ph osph ate ▁has ▁been ▁expl ored ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁chem other apy ▁agent ▁to ▁treat ▁dis sem in ated ▁o var ian ▁cancer . ▁In ▁this ▁situation , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁long - term ▁to xic ▁effects ▁of ▁beta ▁radiation ▁from ▁ph osph orus - 3 2 ▁accum ulating ▁in ▁the ▁cancer ous ▁cells ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁th era pe ut ic ▁effect . ▁Ph osph orus - 3 2 ▁is ▁widely ▁used ▁for ▁cancer ▁detection ▁and ▁treatment , ▁especially ▁in ▁eyes ▁and ▁skin ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁mole cular ▁bi ology ▁The ▁met abol ic ▁path ways ▁of ▁organ isms ▁extens ively ▁use ▁ph osph orus ▁in ▁the ▁generation ▁of ▁different ▁bi om ole cules ▁within ▁the ▁cell . ▁Ph osph orus - 3 2 ▁finds ▁use ▁for ▁anal ys ing ▁met abol ic ▁path ways ▁in ▁pul se ▁ch ase ▁experiments ▁where ▁a ▁culture ▁of ▁cells ▁is ▁treated ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁ph osph orus - 3 2 - cont aining ▁substr ate . ▁The ▁sequence ▁of ▁chemical ▁changes ▁which ▁happen ▁to ▁the ▁substr ate ▁can ▁then ▁be ▁trac ed ▁by ▁detect ing ▁which ▁mole cules ▁contain ▁the ▁ph osph orus - 3 2 ▁at ▁multiple ▁time ▁points ▁following ▁the ▁initial ▁treatment .