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Sunday, May 20, 2012
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Nuclear medicine has been practiced across the world for over sixty years.
A Nuclear Medicine procedure, which utilizes a small amount of radioactive substance, can help to diagnose disease. These substances, or tracers, are attracted to specific organs, bones or tissues. When introduced into the body, the tracers give off emissions, which are picked up by a special camera. Images or "scans" are produced from the camera, which provide information about the body part being imaged.
Nuclear Medicine procedures have no greater risk than a conventional X-ray procedure with respect to radiation exposure.
A team of specially trained doctors and technologists will perform the exam.
Diagnostic scans performed in Nuclear Medicine require no surgery or hospitalizaton.
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