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Nuclear Medicine

Hints and FAQs on Nuclear Medicine

This section is intended to provide hints and answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in relation with the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Nuclear Medicine (NMS). For further questions and answers please contact NMS. We are open to suggestions and comments on these items, and any feedback is most welcome.

Questions:

1. What is nuclear medicine ?

2. What is radioimmmunoasssay ?

3. What is a radionuclide generator ?

4. What is a radiopharmaceutical ?

5. What is SPECT ?

6. What is radioimmunotherapy ?

7. What is radionuclide therapy ?

8. What is radiopharmacy ?

9. What is scintigraphy ?

10. What is scintillation ?

11. What is a scintillation detector ?

12. What is solid phase radioimmunoassay ?

13. What is a gamma camera ?

14. How are radionuclide based in vitro molecular techniques used for the diagnosis of diseases ?

15. What are the advantages of isotopic methods ?