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Nuclear medicine

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cyclotron
300px|thumb|right|Lawrence's cyclotron, , showing the beam of accelerated ions (likely [[protons or deuterons) exiting the machine and ionizing the surrounding air causing a blue glow]]
nuclear medicine
medical specialty
medical imaging
technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body
cardiac stress test
cardiological test that measures a heart's ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment. The stress response is induced by exercise or by drug stimulation
gamma camera
device used primarily in medical contexts to image gamma radiation emitted by a source
electron–positron annihilation
collision causing gamma ray emission
Therac-25
The Therac-25 was a computer-controlled radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in 1982 after the Therac-6 (neptune) and Therac-20 units (the earlier units had been produced in partnership with of France).
pentetic acid
chemical compound
nuclear pharmacy
branch of pharmacy focused on radiopharmaceuticals
linear no-threshold model
model predicting health effects of radiation
radionuclide therapy
type of radiation therapy
radioactive iodine uptake test
diagnostic test for different causes of hyperthyroidism
PET-MRI
Positron emission tomography–magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI, PET–MRI, or PET/MR) is a hybrid imaging technology that incorporates magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) soft tissue morphological imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) functional imaging.
Immunotherapy alpha
radiation therapy for cancer
nuclide generator
device for the production of radionuclides