The first question I asked Dr. Kevin was, “Is nuclear pharmacy harmful to health?” He smiled and said that basically every student will ask this question because nuclear pharmacy sounds radioactive. By showing his dosimeter on his name tag and finger, we know the amount of radiation exposure will be strictly controlled. The female student who is currently training here told us that she delivered a healthy baby last year. Different organizations will inspect the amount of radioactive particles either on lab equipment or the pig container deliver to the health organization annually. The nuclear pharmacy has spectacular applications on diagnosis for multiple disease, such as indium 111 for white blood cell scan. The half life for radioactive
People also benefit from atomic research in the medical field. Many people are aware of the wide use of radiation and radioisotopes in medicine. Nuclear medicine mostly uses radioisotopes which emit gamma rays from within the body. Estimates show that about one out of every three hospital patients benefits in some way from the use of nuclear medicine. Just think, every time you have an X-ray taken you are benefiting from nuclear research. Without X-rays, doctors would have a far greater time trying to set a broken bone if they even knew it was broken! Another common medical procedure that involves atomic research is the Cat-Scan. During this procedure the patient is injected with a radioactive isotope which shows the flow of blood through the
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A truck with “Vision Mountain Mission Project” painted on the side slowed to a stop in a rural village in the Dominican Republic. I stepped off the truck into the sunny, humid weather. Instantly, I was embraced by the community’s residents with enthusiasm and optimism, despite their torn clothing, ragged flip flops, and tiny, rugged shacks. While organizing various stations at the clinical site for free medical services, I pre-examined a number of patients whom other medical personnel and I were expected to care for that day. Outside the tent, I was taken aback by the tremendous amount of people that were waiting at the entrance. Each of these patients was given the opportunity to receive health screenings, vital readings, medications, and
Issue: In medicine, radioisotopes are bonded with chemical compounds to form radioactive tracers, which are then injected into the patient’s bloodstream. The radiation emitted by the tracers allows doctors to obtain images of organ systems, facilitating the early and accurate diagnosis of disease. However, to avoid radio- active contamination, care must be taken in the storage, use, and disposal of this material.
Nuclear medicine technology has advantages and disadvantages just as any other career. Using nuclear medicine technology could diagnose a lot of harmful diseases. Also, it is more effective treatment for most categories of cancerous diseases and conditions in some medical institutions. This type of medicine technology helps physicians perform their responsibility of patients’ therapy easily; moreover, when a serious disease developed in the patient’s body, the x-rays of this medicine technology could scan the most sensitive part of the patient’s body.
When you say sports most people would either think professional or the best moments that occurred but there is also a dark side to sports that no one wants to talk about. Many things happened or are happening in sports such as racism, steroids, betting, sex scandals etc. but a topic that has been going on for a while is whether NCAA players should get paid. People have spoken out against this and even try to fight it but the NCAA won’t budge and says that they want to keep the amateurism and if they switch to paying players they would be buying the best players making it professional.
Who would have thought we would be using nuclear substances for medical purposes? Well, we are many different ways. I am going to discuss a test called the Indium Scan; this test requires the use of nuclear substances being injected into the blood stream via an IV. The amount of Indium that is giving is based on the patient and what the doctor feels as appropriate.
My nuclear pharmacy rotation was a very enjoyable and informational experience through this nuclear medicine program. I feel like I learned a great deal from both Palmetto Health Baptist and Cardinal Health. This rotation gave me a great deal of understanding in what it takes to make, deliver, store and test the radiopharmaceuticals we use every day. In this summary I will explain how to package blood products when they leave the pharmacy, the difference between biohazard and radioactive contamination and how radioactive spills are handled in the pharmacies.
It is now known that radium, shown in figure 4, is a potent carcinogen (a substance the cause’s cancer (Wilbraham, Staley, Marta, & Waterman, 2005)). It emits a form of ionizing radiation which “includes electromagnetic radiation (e.g., gamma rays and X-rays) as well as particles (e.g., alpha particles, beta particles, high-speed neutrons, high-speed electrons, high-speed protons, etc.)” (National Library of Medicine, n.d.). Acute studies have been done on the effects of radium exposure on the human body by organizations like the Geneva World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. As a result of their findings, The National Library of Medicine states that sufficient evidence has been provided showing that prolonged exposure to Raduim-224, Radium-226,
Medicine has developed into an astonishing work of pure art over the years. From an old village healer crushing the simplest herbs in ancient times, to large machines administering chemical formulas to patients today. The newest addition to this artwork is Nuclear Medicine. Nuclear Medicine is a medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances entering the body to attach/ attack cells. Whether it be to diagnose, test, or to treat, this nuclear technology has driven the medical and chemistry world into the future.
In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth develops from a wife who will do anything to help her husband become king, to a lady who is living in loneliness and guilt that drives her to madness. She changes drastically over the events of the play, leaving her lonely, guilty, and dead. At the beginning, Lady Macbeth was cruel, heartless and wanted Macbeth to become king more than anything. After Macbeth had told Lady Macbeth he wanted to kill Duncan so he could become king, she later on said, “Unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe topful of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, stop up th’access and passage to remorse.” (Act I, scene 5, line 40)
I am interested in entering the field of Nuclear Medicine Technology because of my father’s medical history. My father was diagnosed in Spring of 2017 with Stage IIB Melanoma. He was accepted into a clinical trial at Emory in Atlanta, GA to hopefully “cure” him. During his clinical trial, he has routine scans that use nuclear medicine technology to be able to see his melanoma sites and the rest of his body at a higher degree then past medical advances would allow. I am one of those patient family members that like to know everything about their family members treatments, so I have asked many questions about the nuclear medicine aspect of his care plan and find it fascinating.
“Nuclear medicine is a highly specialized field of radiology. It requires the oral or intravenous administration of radiopharmaceuticals, radioactive isotopes combined with organ specific medications, in order to perform
New technicians need to know the importance about being aware of how to use and handle radioactive substances within a science laboratory. This is because radioactive materials are used for various things, such as; radiography and medical healing processes, Hospitals, doctors, and dentists use a variety of nuclear materials and procedures to diagnose, monitor, and treat a wide range of conditions found in humans. Industrial use of radioactive substances and the specific license, training and safety which is needed to handle these materials. However technicians will be more interested in academic and scientific applications as they have to be knowledgeable on this areas of science in order to be able to complete their procedures appropriately. This is because many schools use scientific institutions use nuclear materials in course work, laboratory demonstrations, experimental research, and a variety of health physics
Nuclear Medicine is the use of radioisotopes for diagnosis, treatment, and research. Radioactive chemical tracers emit gamma rays which provides diagnostic information about a person's anatomy and the functioning of specific organs. Radioisotopes are also utilizes in treatments of diseases such as cancer. It is estimated that approximately one in two people in Western countries are likely to experience the benefits of nuclear medicine in their lifetime.