nuclear medicine
Noun
Meaning
the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
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MRI
arsenic
antimony
angiography
arthrography
nuclear chemistry
atomic number 83
atomic number 43
x-ray scanning
gammagraphy
experimental nuclear physics
43rd element
nuclear medicine procedures
molecular imaging
molecular nuclear medicine
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Nuclear medicine Radiation used for cancer treatment is called ionizing radiation because it forms ions in the cells of the tissues it passes through as it dislodges electrons from atoms.
Nuclear medicine The general field of nuclear medicine covers any use of radioisotopes for diagnosis or treatment.