Module 20 Sec 2: TERMS 1: nuclear medicine correctly answered 2023 latest update

Module 20 Sec 2: TERMS 1: nuclear medicine correctly answered 2023 latest update nuclear bone scan - correct answer uses radioactive substances placed within the body to diagnose and treat disease tracer studies - correct answer uses radionuclides as tags or labels attached to chemicals and followed as they travel through the body. tagging - correct answer The process of following the radionuclide. radionuclides or radioisotopes - correct answer are an unstable form of an element, have an excess number of certain atomic components is what makes them unstable and prone to disintegration. gamma rays - correct answer type of radioactivity and electromagnetic radiation, are the strongest, capable of penetrating several centimeters of soft tissue and bone. but have greater diagnostic value. alpha and beta particles - correct answer type of radioactivity emitedas radionuclides decay, electromagnetic radiation half-life - correct answer amount of time required for a radioactive substance to lose 50% of its radioactivity radiopharmaceutical or labeled compound. - correct answer drug containing the radionuclide, can be used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.