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Nuclear Medicine

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019173

A specialized area of medicine that uses radioactive elements, or tracers, that are given intravenously or orally. A nuclear camera (or “gamma camera”) detects gamma rays emitted by the tracer. These data are fed into a computer where they are used to produce images and other information about the body’s organ system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019173
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesRadTown Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019173",
  "term": "Nuclear Medicine",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A specialized area of medicine that uses radioactive elements, or tracers, that are given intravenously or orally. A nuclear camera (or “gamma camera”) detects gamma rays emitted by the tracer. These data are fed into a computer where they are used to produce images and other information about the body’s organ system.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "RadTown Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nuclear-medicine/"
}

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