Introduction
Positron emission tomography is used for research and medical diagnosis of soft tissue in humans and animals. It uses radioactive drug tracers that are swallowed, injected, or inhaled into the body, to produce radioactive emissions that are then detected with a computer tomographer (Mayo Clinic 2013). This computer tomographer creates an image much like a camera makes an image on film, when exposed to light (Denniston 2014). The scans are then used to produce three dimensional images that provide information on a targeted body system. When interpreting the images, diseased areas of an organ, are identified by dense regions of the radioactive drug tracer. Some of the area's of the body commonly scanned are blood, bone, brain,
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The radioactive isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons and electrons, but a different number of neutrons and atomic weight, and are described as have an unstable nucleus. The radioactive isotope produces gamma rays when it undergoes beta plus decay, also know as positron emission, occurring after the radioactive isotope undergoes change inside the nucleus. This change starts when an atom's proton is converted into a neutron inside the nucleus resulting in the loss of a positive charge, and a small amount of mass being lost. This mass is referred to as a positron. Then the positron after release collides with an electron and annihilation of the particles occur, producing two gamma rays. These gamma rays are the radioactive emissions that are then detected by the imaging machine. Isotopes with a short half life are selected for positron emission topography, and generally take around 18- 20 min to decay inside the body. Some of the common isotopes that are used in the radioactive drug tracers are chromium-51, technetium-99m, thallium-201, xenon-133, barium-313, strontium-87 (Denniston
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Technetium-99m is a widely used radioactive tracer isotope in Nuclear Medicine. Its gamma ray energy of about 140 keV is convenient for detection. The fact that both its physical half-life and its biological half-life are very short leads to very fast clearing from the body after an imaging process. A further advantage is that the gamma is a single energy, not accompanied by beta emission, and that permits more precise alignment of imaging detectors.
Its gamma ray energy of about 140 keV is convenient for detection. The fact that both its physical half-life and its biological half-life are very short leads to very fast clearing from the body after an imaging process. The help that the scan provides using technetium 99m easily out ways the risks in its use. Technetium 99m is inserted into the body through an injection or iv (inter-vascular). It then breaks up in the body via gamma radiation, it builds up where there is an increased flow in blood which indicates a disease. Or in areas of abnormality. This build up is detected by a gamma camera and then a scan is produced imaging a physical image ready to be examined or viewed. Some specific benefits include low gamma radiation, short half-life (approximately 6 hours), a minute harm to the body, and the ease and flow in the time it takes to pass through the body. Overuse of this radioisotope could lead to cancer or other abnormalities to the brain or
PET is the only method that can detect and display metabolic changes in tissue, distinguish normal tissue from those that are diseased, such as in cancer, differentiate viable from dead or dying tissue, show regional blood flow, and determine the distribution and
Radiotracers help doctors diagnose and evaluate the degree of severity of the disease. The tracers are injected, swallowed, or inhaled. Special cameras used by the doctor to detect molecular information then detect the emissions from the radiotracers. One of the most important procedures in nuclear medicine is the MRI, or the magnetic resonance
Every isotope that is created through this accelerator is different and unique. Each particle is exposed to a different amount of magnetic field and for how much time. The different amounts of radiation help to solve different medical conditions as well as produce different kinds of solutions for the diagnosis that an individual might
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Radionuclide imaging is a main branch of nuclear medicine which makes use of radioactive tracer to obtain diagnostic information. Selected pharmaceutical bonded
Radioisotope studies are also called nuclear medicine. Radioisotope studies use radiation to provide diagnostic information about the functioning of a person's specific organs, or to treat them. Most nuclear medicine procedures are performed by injecting a radioisotope into a vein and based on the type of study, different radioisotopes can be used. After injected, the radioisotopes travel through the blood vessels and they become concentrated in the organ being tested. When concentration occurs, a scan of the organ follows. For example, a renal scan is one in which evaluated renal function. Radioisotope procedures are useful in evaluating function of certain organs. IVP procedures, or intravenous urograms, are radiological tests that uses a contrast to outline the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. They are useful to evaluate the
The photons are then tracked by a tomographic scintillation counter, and the information is processed by a computer to provide both image and data on blood flow and metabolic processes within bodily tissues. PET scans are particularly useful for diagnosing brain tumor and the effects of strokes on the brain, along with various mental illnesses. They are also used in brain research and in mapping of brain functions.
Nuclear medicine tests primarily focus on organ-specific illnesses, as opposed to traditional radiology, in which particular segments of the body are the focal point. A nuclear medicine that is attached to a small amount of radioactive material, or radioisotope, is called a pharmaceutical. Together, a radioisotope and pharmaceutical create a radiopharmaceutical. A small quantity of the radiopharmaceutical is administered into the body by means of indigestion, injection, or inhalation. The pharmaceutical part of the radiopharmaceutical localizes in the area in which the disease or abnormality might be. The body tissues affected by certain diseases may absorb more of the tracer than other tissues. The radioactive part of the radiopharmaceutical begins to decay and as a result, it gives off energy.
In nuclear medicine diagnosing techniques, a very small amount of radioactive material is introduced into the body. Because medical isotopes 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.
Radioactive Isotopes is when the atom is unstable, it will attempt to gain stability by emitting radiation in one of the three main forms. A substance is radioactive when it emits this radiation. There are three types of radiation: α (alpha), β (beta) and γ (gamma) radiation:
Nuclear medicine is a medical speciality whereby radiopharmaceuticals – drugs containing radioactive materials called radioisotopes – are given to a patient in order to determine the severity of or treat a variety of diseases. However, to understand this and the impact that different physics principles have on the function of nuclear medicine, these principles must first be explained. Atoms; the building blocks of matter, contain a centrally located nucleus inside of which there are positively and neutrally charged subatomic particles known respectively as protons and neutrons. Electrons orbit around them and have a negative charge. The name isotope is given to atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. When isotopes occur, they serve to stabilise the proceeding atom, however, if there are too many or too few neutrons, then they become unstable and are known as radioisotopes. Radioisotopes are often artificially created through irradiation, which is where an
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