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X-rays This is a scientific report on x-rays, it’s history, uses, implications and other relevant facts. More relevance will be given to its medical uses/ importance as it was the most beneficial trait that x-rays brought. X-rays were discovered in 1895 when Wilhelm Conrad Röentgen was doing some experiments with electron beams in a gas discharge tube and observed a glow in one of his fluorescent screens whenever the electron beam was on. It was a fact that fluorescent material usually glowed

Nuclear medicine, based on Merriam Webster dictionary, nuclear medicine is “a branch of medicine dealing with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment disease.” Providing doctors widespread information about the functions and structures of the body, it is quickly expanding to new heights. Even though the history of Nuclear Medicine is undetermined, News Medical historians, propose that it was discovered by Frédéric Joliot-Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie in the year of 1934.

well as the radiation can occur naturally in the water we drink , or in the soil , and construction materials ( radon from the ground and radioactive elements in the earth ) . He spoke of radiation as a result of its industry by humans, such as X-ray X-Rays, power plants, atomic energy is also in smoke detectors Ionization Smoke Detector. Radiation is known as the process that results in a starting capacity in the form of particles (Particles) or waves (Waves) The estimated scientific bodies in the

detection and monitoring operation. Ionizing radiation such as x-ray, gamma, alpha, beta and neutron radiations, are not only harmful to human health(Azzam et al. 2012) and environment(Mothersill&Seymour 2014), but also can damage the electronic devices(Wang et al. 2014). The source of these ionizing radiations are from radioactive materials, x-ray tubes, particle accelerators such as ion beams, nuclear weapons and reactors, cosmic rays from space and from natural rocks and minerals. Exposure of extremely

radiation is captured by external detectors (gamma cameras) to form two-dimensional images. What is Technetium-99m? 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

with radiation has become possible. With the advancements brought to the light in the early twentieth century, gamma radiation began to hold its own. Gamma radiation is extremely beneficial to society because of its contributions the agrarian culture in the world. Having a basic fundamental understanding of

Radiation, found in X rays has been used in clinical medicine since its discovery over two hundred years ago. Today, it is common knowledge that radiation can cause cancer and other genetic mutations within the body, but years ago people’s cells were being mutated by radiation without anything being done to regulate or impede it. The life-saving discovery, that radiation causes genetic mutations, came at the hands of Hermann Muller due to his dedication and pure love for genetics. Hermann Muller

Natural radiation is the radiation provided from natural occurring substances such as the sun's UV rays and the earth's crust. Natural radiation includes elements such as Uranium and Radium. Artificial radiation is synthesised (man-made) in ways such as bombarding a stable nucleus of an element with energy to create radioisotopes. This man-made radiation includes substances such as nuclear power. Electromagnetic radiation which includes waves such as radio waves, microwaves and visible light. Theses

There are many medical uses of nuclear energy, it is not only just used for treating patients but diagnosing the condition. Nuclear energy is widely used in the field of medicine and dental imaging, the different radionuclides of elements are combined with different chemical compounds which results in the creation of radio pharmaceuticals which are later used for imaging and helps in diagnosing the extent of spread of disease. There are many benefits to using nuclear energy for medical, common uses

Over the past decades medical imaging has increased rapidly, and fluoroscopy is one of main contributors to radiation exposure. Fluoroscopy is a commonly used medical technique that uses real-time live images with a continuous x-ray beam to see the internal structures of the body. It can gauge respiratory function or evaluate motility and function of the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, bowel, pumping of the heart, or placement of catheters in the veins or arteries. It also has the ability to look at