Nuclear Medicine
Joyce Bryant
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Diagnostic
Imaging
Diagnostic imaging involves unstable atoms that disintegrate to release energy in the form of gamma rays. Any organ of the body can be scanned using radioisotopic procedures. The liver, bone, lung, thyroid and heart are the most often scanned in nuclear medicine today.
