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Nuclear medicine
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Date: 2010-02-22 19:49:03
Nuclear medicine is a branch or specialty of medicine and medical imaging that uses radioactive isotopes (radionuclides) and relies on the process of radioactive decay in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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Date: 2010-02-22 19:49:22
In nuclear medicine procedures, radionuclides are combined with other chemical compounds or pharmaceuticals to form radiopharmaceuticals.
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Date: 2010-02-22 19:49:31
These radiopharmaceuticals, once administered to the patient, can localize to specific organs or cellular receptors. This unique ability of radiopharmaceticals allow nuclear medicine to diagnose or treat a disease based on the cellular function and physiology rather than relying on the anatomy.