Nuclear medicine

TIME Magazine named the PET scan the medical invention of the year in 2000, and Dr. David Townsend and Dr. Ronald Nutt are credited as the individuals behind the paramount device. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a nuclear medicine imaging test that aids in revealing how well a human’s organs and tissues are functioning; the scan can measure an individual’s oxygen use, glucose metabolism, blood flow and much more. The significance of this function is monumental as it essentially…

“I hope I don’t get exposed to a radiation.” I thought to myself as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in the future. Because I would have to prepare radiopharmaceuticals, I would communicate with others, and I would have to remember a ton of things, these things would be challenging about being a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. To begin, having to prepare radiopharmaceuticals would be a huge challenge to me. Radiopharmaceuticals is a radioactive compound used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes…

How threatening it might sound, nuclear medicine is a very common type of treatment, as “On average, one in every two Australians can expect at some stage of his or her life to undergo a nuclear medicine procedure,” (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization). It may come as a surprise, but these include Nuclear Imaging such as MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), Pet scans, CT (Computerized Tomography) CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography). And no it is not A green liquid in a capsule…

Granite and Radon Gas -- Separating the Myth from Fact Homeowners reading ill-informed articles and news reports that granite countertops emit dangerous levels of radon gas, which leads to lung cancer, are bound to shutter in fear thinking they’ve turned their homes into Three-Mile Island or Chernobyl. With its vast array of color selections, decorative appearance and durability, granite is a popular choice for long-lasting countertops and floor tiles. Unfortunately, the stone’s popularity…

Principle: By using a scanning device to detect positron (subatomic particles) emitted by the radionuclide in the organ or tissue being examined. A PET scan uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show this activity. The radioactive drug may be injected, swallowed or inhaled, based on which organ or tissue is being evaluated by the PET scan. Positrons are emitted by a breakdown of the radionuclide then gamma ray is created and the scanner then detects the gamma rays a computer analyses the gamma…

Nuclear chemistry is unsafe and because the drawbacks outweigh the benefits, it should not be used in modern day technology and science. With its ability to remain for hundreds to thousands of years, and with no safe place to store it, it sucks up space and money. Additionally, the transplant of nuclear waste can be a mark for terrorism, making it even more unsafe. Nuclear, radioactive, radiation, nuclear waste; what do these words bring to mind? Most would think of a superhero, or a deformed…

countries that use nuclear power, the United States in the leading user of nuclear power as an energy source. Nuclear power is used as an energy source on a global scale, having roughly 430 operating nuclear power plant facilities located around the world. Nuclear power plants are currently producing about eleven percent of electricity globally and nearly twenty percent in the United States alone. Although many may think radiation from nuclear fission is always harmful, but nuclear radiation can…

progressions that had taken place in the private sector of nuclear medicine. Introducing the private industry to nuclear medicine, the Berkley physicists understood the potential that advancements in the study presented in medicine for treating cancer and thyroid disease. Ernest and John Lawrence’s experiments would go on to change both science and its influence on nuclear medicine. The private study of atomic medicine presented a progression in medicine that would aid society by the invention…

Nuclear engineering is a very beneficial career. You are in a position to help the world move forward as a whole. Nuclear engineers help pave the way to the future with, new medicines and new inventions, but the job isn't for everyone, with their use of math and science they learned in college it can take a toll on someone not up for the task, other than that the job is like most others you are in an office but get paid fairly well . With the use of math and many other sciences this might not be…

bills. But that’s why nuclear energy has been available in the United States since the 1960’s… because it was needed. And here’s three reasons why: First is the realisation of the increase of the electricity demand worldwide, but especially in rapidly-developing countries. Secondly, is awareness of the priority of energy security, and thirdly is the need to limit carbon emissions due to concerns about global warming. Over 11% of the world's electricity is produced from nuclear energy, more…