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Nuclear Medicine -
Nuclear Medicine involves
the use of radioactive
isotopes (radioisotopes) to
prevent,diagnose, and treat
disease. Radioisotopes are
utilized in diagnosis as a
standard practice
nation-wide, and have been
for over 60 years.
Therapeutic uses (for
treating disease) are growing
as more treatments are
discovered and developed.
Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine
In nuclear medicine
diagnosing techniques, very
small amounts of radioactive
materials are introduced into
the body. Because they are
attracted to specific organs,
bones or tissues, the
emissions they produce can
provide crucial information
about a particular type of
cancer or disease.
Information gathered during a
nuclear medicine technique
is more comprehensive than
other imaging procedures
because it describes organ
function, not just structure.
The result is that many
diseases and
cancers can be diagnosed
much earlier.
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