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Nuclear Medicine is a technology that is used predominately by doctors to study the human body using radioactive isotopes across the world. This technology (Nuclear Medicine) is well above the standard technology used such as x-rays and MRI’S, for the fact that it can demonstrate not only the anatomy of the bodies organs but the physical function of those specific organs as well. Thyroid nodules are very common, which exist in half of today’s population. Traditionally, radionuclide was used to preform

keep the radiation level at its lowest and safest level to produce the best quality image possible; however, the radiation level still has an effect on the patient that can go unseen by the naked eye. Ionizing radiation produced by x-ray, gamma rays, alpha & beta rays, can have an effect on cellular structure and its reproduction process, as well as its DNA, the coding system to cellular life. The amount of damage can depend upon the type of ionizing radiation, its energy and the total amount of

The human body is made up of approximately 80% water (H2O) molecules. When radiation strikes a water molecule it causes radiolysis. Radiolysis is the disassociation of water into an ion pair (H+ and OH-) and two free radicals (H* and OH*). Free radicals are highly reactive, unstable and capable of disrupting bonds and causing deoxyribonucleic (DNA) damage. DNA is the molecule that holds the genetic information needed for cell duplication and is considered the target molecule for radiobiology. Ionization

But it’s still used for stress tests to see if they have coronary artery disease. Explain why this specific radioisotope is being used. (two or more sentences) It is used as a special camera called a gamma scintillation camera (which makes photographs from the gamma rays emitted by the thallium) can pick up if they previously had have a blocked heart or a blocked

$\omega\to\pi^0\gamma$ exclusive final state for different monochromatic $\gamma$ selection criteria are presented in Fig.~\ref{Fmonosys145} and Fig.~\ref{Fmonosys15} for 1.45~GeV and 1.5~GeV, respectively. The missing mass fit for the final cut is shown in Fig.~\ref{mmpi0g1} for both energies. The histograms in Fig.~\ref{Fmonosys145} and Fig.~\ref{Fmonosys15} are arranged in the decreasing order of efficiency ($\epsilon_{exc}$) from (a) to (h). It is seen in the figures that the monochromatic $\gamma$ cuts

Radiation therapy is the treatment of disease using x-rays or similar forms of radiation. The most common use of radiation therapy is to kill cancer cells. The way it works is by using high energy radiation to shrink the cancer cells. X-rays, gamma rays, and charged particles can be used to kill the cancer cells. This type of radiation therapy is called external beam radiation therapy and is given with a machine called a linear accelerator. Another form of radiation therapy is internal radiation

Although there are recommendations and guidelines they are modified by criteria where the patient is at high risk for dental caries(9). How to minimize dose Dental X-rays accounts for about 2.5 percent of the effective dose from all forms of medical radiographs (75). As previously discussed, dental radiation exposure is low; but, it is the dentists’ responsibility to follow the guidelines such as ALARA (As Low as Reasonably

radiation poisoning [5]. Astronauts will be exposed to extremely high levels of ionizing radiation (radiation consisting of particles, x-rays, or gamma rays with sufficient energy to cause ionization—acquires a negative or positive charge) from cosmic rays and solar flares. Astronauts will “see” flashes of light while their eyes are closed, these are actually cosmic rays slashes through their brains [5]. This form of radiation can damage human cells, potentially leading to a diminished immune system and

& Prof. Francis Livens 1. Introduction Nuclear conversion of an atomic nucleus from one form to another is known as radioactivity. These conversions are accompanied by nuclear radiations, major nuclear radiations are alpha, beta and gamma radiations these are ionisations radiations and hence are dangerous to living beings these radiations can cause radiation sickness and sometimes can even lead to death. However these nuclear radiations can be detected and measured and considerable

X-rays were first discovered in 1895, and from that moment on, the use of x-rays as a diagnostic tool has been instrumental in diagnosing disease. Although commonly called x-rays, or simply radiation, scientists have more specifically termed the form of radiation, “ionizing radiation.” The World Health Organization defines ionizing radiation as “radiation with enough energy, so that during an interaction with an atom, it can remove tightly bound electrons from the orbit of an atom, causing the atom