6 Points About Nuclear Medicine

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1. Non-invasive.

2. Uses Gamma radiation via a radioactive isotope injection.

3. Radioisotope diffuses to areas of high metabolic activity.

4. Gamma camera captures radioactive decay.

5. Radionuclides: Nuclei with varying protons and neutrons.

6. The transfer from an unstable state to a stable state causes radionuclide radioactive decay.

Category: Radiology Notes

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