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Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Do nuclear medicine tests involve ionizing radiation. This is an ideal textbook for students and a ready source of useful information for nuclear medicine specialists and medical physics experts. Physics in nuclear medicine, 4th edition radiation. Nonionizing radiation has less energy than ionizing radiation. The radiation disappears decays in a very short time. Pdf this article describes the use of nuclear medicine techniques in diagnosis and therapy. Radiation protection in nuclear medicine springerlink. The radiotracer travels through the area being examined and gives off energy in the. Nuclear medicine is the second largest source of medical radiation exposure after computed tomography.
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