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Cineradiography
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use of motion picture techniques to record a series of x-ray images during fluoroscopy
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Computed Tomography (CT)
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diagnostic x-ray procedure whereby a cross-sectional and other images of a specific body segment are produced.
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Contrast Studies
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materials are injected to obtain contrast with surrounding tissue when shown on x-ray film.
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Fluorescence
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emission of glowing light resulting from exposure to and absorption of radiation from x-rays.
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Fluoroscopy
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x-rays produce a fluorescent image on an image intensifier
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Gamma Camera
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machine to detect gamma rays emitted from radio-pharmaceuticals during scanning for diagnostic purposes.
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Gamma Rays
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high energy rays emitted by radioactive substances.
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Half-life
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time required for a radioactive substance to lose half its radioactivity by disintegration.
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Interventional Radiology
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therapeutic procedures performed by a radiologist
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Ionization
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transformation of electrically neutral substances into electrically charged particles.
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In-vitro
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process, test, or procedure performed, measured or observed outside a living organism.
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In-vivo
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process, test or procedure performed, measured or observed in a living organism.
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Labeled Compound
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radio-pharmaceutical used in nuclear medicine studies.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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magnetic field and radio waves produce images of the body in 3 planes (coronal, sagittal, axial)
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Nuclear Medicine
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medical specialty that studies the uses of radioactive substances in a diagnosis of disease.
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Positron Emission Tomography
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radioactive substance is given intravenously and a cross-sectional image is created of cellular metabolism based on local concentration of the radioactive substance.
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Radioimmunoassay
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test that combines radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a patients blood.
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Radioisotope
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radioactive form of an element, radionuclide.
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Radiology
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medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays and their use in the diagnoses of disease.
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Radiolucent
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permitting the passage of x-rays
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fluor/o
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luminous, fluorescence
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is/o
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same
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pharmaceut/o
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drug
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radi/o
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x-rays
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son/o
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sound
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-lucent
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to shine
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-opaque
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obscure
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cine
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movement
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