Bonding and then breaking radioactive molecules

I was looking at [Radon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon) and noticed that it has a half-life of 3.8 days, yet still makes compounds with some other elements.


This got me wondering, are there any examples of chemical processes or industrial processes, where a radioactive material is bonded into a molecule, with the knowledge that its going to decay relatively "soon" (minutes <-> days)? Ex: I know Radon will decay in 3.8 days, so I bond it with Fluorine, send it somewhere, and then let it decay into its final decay state.


Other reasons might be:


* Favorable energy characteristics (ex: exothermic to bond, and then exothermic products after it decays and breaks).
* Favorable breakdown results (ex: the decays itself causes a reaction, or the resulting molecule after decay is no longer stable and spontaneously breaks, or the decay results in a desired molecule with the final bonded decay products)
* Favorable physical characteristics (ex: good way to transport some material somewhere and then let it decay and naturally separate)


Have not found any examples in searching yet, although may just not know the words to search


