Radioactive Substances Used For Medical Purposes

How Radioactive Isotopes are Used in Medicine | Britannica

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Nuclear medicine uses radioactive isotopes in a variety of ways. One of the more common uses is as a tracer in which a radioisotope, such as …

Backgrounder on Medical Use of Radioactive Materials

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The NRC and before it, the Atomic Energy Commission, have regulated the medical use of radioactive materials since 1946. The regulations are laid out in Title 10 …

Uses of Radiation | NRC.gov

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20.12: Radioactivity in Medicine and Other Applications

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Compounds known as radioactive tracers can be used to follow reactions, track the distribution of a substance, diagnose and treat …

Radioisotopes in Medicine - World Nuclear Association

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Over 10,000 hospitals worldwide use radioisotopes in medicine, and about 90% of the procedures are for diagnosis. The most common radioisotope used in diagnosis is technetium-99 (Tc-99), with some 40 million …

Radiation Used in Nuclear Medicine | US EPA

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A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an example of a nuclear medicine procedure used to diagnose disease. A PET scan uses a radioactive …

Radioactive Material Used in Research | US EPA

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Radiation Facts. Radioactive materials are used to help some researchers create and test new medicines, technologies, and procedures that benefit plants, animals …

MEDICAL USES OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS

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Radioactive materials are regularly used to treat medical conditions, diagnosis pathology, visualize and measure physiological functions, and localize …

What Are Radioactive Substances? - Examples & Uses

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It goes into the radiation that is produced. Radioactive substances are continually producing three kinds of dangerous radiation: alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays. These types of ...

Medical uses of radioactive substances - Medical Dictionary

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medical uses of radioactive substances: A generic term that encompasses any use of radioactive substances in diagnostic or therapeutic medicine. Medical uses of …