Radioactivity Medical Field

Radiation in Healthcare: Nuclear Medicine | Radiation

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/nuclear_medicine.htm

Radioactive materials are chemicals that release radiation (energy). Radioactive materials can be natural or they can be man-made. They can be solids (like some rocks on earth) or liquids or they can also be gases that people can breathe (like radon). Each …

22.5 Medical Applications of Radioactivity: Diagnostic

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A host of medical imaging techniques employ nuclear radiation. What makes nuclear radiation so useful? First, γ γ radiation can easily penetrate tissue; hence, it is a useful …

Backgrounder on Medical Use of Radioactive Materials

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Radioactive materials can be helpful to diagnose and treat illnesses or in medical research. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates these uses. NRC rules …

Radiation in medicine: A double-edged sword - Harvard …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Radiation-in-medicine-a-double-edged-sword

Use of Radiation in Medicine | US EPA

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Use of Radiation in Medicine The following fact sheets explain different places where you may encounter radiation in a doctor’s office or hospital. Medical professionals are highly trained to make sure …

20.12: Radioactivity in Medicine and Other Applications

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Radioisotopes are used to follow the paths of biochemical reactions or to determine how a substance is distributed within an organism. Radioactive tracers are also used in many medical applications, …

Radioisotopes in Medicine - World Nuclear Association

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For some medical conditions, it is useful to destroy or weaken malfunctioning cells using radiation. The radioisotope that generates the radiation can be localized in the required organ in the same way it is …

Medical Uses for Radiation

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Within radiology, we find more specialized areas like mammography, computerized tomography (CT), and nuclear medicine (the specialty where radioactive material is …

Medical Uses of Radioactivity - Washington State …

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Radionuclides are also used in laboratory tests to measure important substances in the body, such as thyroid hormone. Radionuclides are used to effectively treat patients with …