Medical Use Of Radioactivity

Radiation in Healthcare: Nuclear Medicine | Radiation

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Radioactive materials are chemicals that release radiation (energy). Radioactive materials can be natural or they can be man-made. They can be solids (like some rocks on earth) or liquids or they can also be gases that people can breathe (like radon). Each radioactive …

Uses of Radiation | NRC.gov

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Backgrounder on Medical Use of Radioactive Materials

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For therapy, radioactive materials are used to kill cancerous tissue, shrink a tumor or reduce pain. There are three main types of therapy in nuclear medicine. …

Use of Radiation in Medicine | US EPA

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Use of Radiation in Medicine The following fact sheets explain different places where you may …

Radioactivity - Applications of radioactivity | Britannica

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Applications of radioactivity In medicine. Radioisotopes have found extensive use in diagnosis and therapy, and this has given rise to a rapidly growing field called nuclear …

Radiation in medicine: A double-edged sword - Harvard …

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Radiation offers extraordinary benefits for the diagnosis of a wide range of diseases and ailments, from broken bones to heart disease. It is a mainstay for treating …

Radiation Used in Nuclear Medicine | US EPA

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Nuclear medicine procedures help detect and treat diseases by using a small amount of radioactive material, called a radiopharmaceutical. Some …

Radioisotopes in Medicine - World Nuclear …

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Radiotherapy can be used to treat some medical conditions, especially cancer, using radiation to weaken or destroy particular targeted cells. Over 40 million nuclear medicine …

Medical Uses of Radioactivity - Washington State …

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Since the discovery of radiation, people have benefited from the use of radiation in medicine,agriculture and industry. Physicians use X-rays in more than half of all medical …