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Understanding Nuclear Medicine Procedures by kawayiie_o25 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Nuclear medicine involves the use of small amounts of radioactive tracers to diagnose and treat disease. It determines the function of organs and tissues rather than structure like other tests. Nuclear medicine is safe and uses very low doses of radiation comparable to diagnostic x-rays. The radioactive tracer is injected or swallowed and detected by a gamma camera to produce images of the inside of the body. The results are interpreted by a radiologist and provided to the referring physician.

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