Nuclear medicine
Ans- The branch of diagnostic medical imaging that examines specific
physiologic functions of an organ on the molecular level
Radiopharmaceuticals
Ans- Radioactive drugs used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, tag a
radionuclide with a pharmaceutical
Radionuclide
A...
Ans- The branch of diagnostic medical imaging that examines specific
physiologic functions of an organ on the molecular level
Radiopharmaceuticals
Ans- Radioactive drugs used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, tag a
radionuclide with a pharmaceutical
Radionuclide
Ans- This emits a gamma ray as it decays
Pharmaceutical
Ans- It is formulated to go to a specific organ
, Pharmaceutical
Ans- It carries the radionuclide to the organ being examined
Technetium 99m (Tc 99m)
Ans- The nuclide used most commonly in nuclear medicine
140 keV
Ans- The energy emitted by Tc 99m
life of Tc 99m - 6 hours
Ans- The half
Half-life
Ans- The time it takes for radiation quantity to decay by one half of its
original activity
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