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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 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 ke

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NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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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


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

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