0
nuclear medicine uses radioactive substance to image the body and treat disease.
it looks at both physiology andyou'll learn how radiation helps doctors see deeper inside the human body tha they ever could PRINCESS B. DIONIO V1-1
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoNuclear Radiation is used in many different ways in medicine. Some of the ways...
A chemical (sorry, I don't know its name) with affinity to heart muscle can be tagged with 99mTc and injected IV to allow a collimated gamma 3-D picture to be taken of the heart. Since the chemical has an affinity to heart muscle, this produces a picture that shows how well the infusion rate is dispersed throughout the heart. Ischemia, caused by clots or prior heart attacks, shows up as light areas, gving a very good picture of where the heart is damaged. This is usually followed by a stress test, either by treadmill or by chemical means, followed by a second injection of the tagged chemical, often at a higher activity concentration, which effectively overwhelms the prior picture. Comparison of the resting state with the exertion state gives an excellent picture of the performance of the heart. In fact, the only better test is an angiogram, but that is usually reserved, due to cost, to more vigorous symptomology, such as an ongoing heart attack.
Another test, using a different chemical, can be used to build a picture of the distribution of cancer. Usually, this is a bone scan. The technology and the isotope are similar.
X-Rays are a well known form of nuclear radiation. There is also MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) based on excitation/de-exitation of electrons, generating radio waves. Last, there is PET scan, Positron Emission Tomography, based on the annihilation photopeaks of electrons and positrons, often used in brain scans.
There are probably other tests, but I am not familiar with them. Anyone with more knowledge is certainly welcome to refine this answer.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoMainly to produce electricity. Also to produce radio-isotopes for medical and industrial use
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoRadioisotopes of various sorts can be made by irradiating samples in a nuclear reactor. These radioisotopes can be used either for diagnosis or for radiotherapy.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which country uses the most nuclear energy?
France uses the most nuclear energy in the world with the United States of America in second.
Which region in the US uses the most nuclear energy?
Illinois has the most nuclear power plants
Does fire have nuclear energy?
No, fire is chemical energy not nuclear
What can nuclear energy become?
Nuclear waste. Consumable Energy. Heat.
How do you use nuclear energy in a sentence?
Nuclear energy is obtained by the fissioning of nuclei of uranium235, in a controlled chain reaction in a nuclear reactor, which produces heat that can be converted to electricity by normal power plant methods.
Are there any uses of nuclear energy?
Are there any uses of Nuclear Energy? Are there any uses of Nuclear Energy?
What Does not use nuclear energy?
All material uses nuclear energy.
What are common uses of nuclear energy?
Most uses include energy and weapons although some nuclear energy is used for materials.
What material does not use nuclear energy?
All material uses nuclear energy.
What are the future uses of nuclear energy?
In the future the uses remain the same: production of electrical and thermal energy and nuclear weapons.
Does the nuclear power include oil?
No. Nuclear power uses nuclear energy instead of oil energy.
What uses water energy?
it is a nuclear kind of energy
A nuclear reactor uses the energy from a controlled?
nuclear fission
Which country uses the most nuclear energy?
France uses the most nuclear energy in the world with the United States of America in second.
Uses of nuclear energy in science?
nuclear energy is using the energy of science to be used as a weapon that has connections to science
Uses for nuclear energy?
To produce electricity
What are the uses of energy from alternative sources in the Caribbean geo-thermaltidalsolar and nuclear energy?
There are no nuclear plants in the Caribbean
