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Vocabulary

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Cineradiography   Use of motion picture techniques to record a series of x-ray images during fluoroscopy.  
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Comuted tomography   Diagnostic x-ray procedure whereby a cross-section image of a specific body segment is produced; also known as computed axial tomography.  
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Contrast studies   Materials are injected to obtain contrast with surrounding tissue when shown on the x-ray film.  
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Flourescence   Emission of glowing loght that results from exposure to and absorption of radiation from x-rays.  
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Fluoroscopy   process of using x-rays to produce a fluprescent image on an image intensifier.  
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Gamma camera   Machine to detect radiopharmaceuticals in the body for diagnostic purposes.  
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Gamma rays   High-energy rays emitted by radioactive substances.  
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Half-life   Time required for a radioactive substance to lose half its radioactivity by disintegration.  
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Interventional radiology   Therapeutic procedures that are performed by radiologist.  
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In vitro   A process, test, or procedure in which something is measured or observed outside a living organism.  
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In vivo   A process, test, or procedure in which something is measured or observed in a living organism.  
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Ionization   Transformation of electronically neutral substances into electrically charged ones.  
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Labeled compound   Radiopharmaceutical.  
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Magnetic Resonance (MR)   A magnetic field and radio waves are used to form sagittal, coronal, and axial images of the body.  
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Nuclear medicine   Medical specialty that studiesthe uses of radioactive substances (radionuclides) in diagnosis of disease.  
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Radioimmunoassay   Test that combines the use of radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a patient’s blood.  
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Radioisotope   Radioactive form of a substance; radionuclide.  
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Radiology   Medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays and their use in the diagnosis of disease; includes other forms of energy, such as ultrasound and magnetic waves.  
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Radiolucent   Permitting the passage of most x-rays, appears black on x-ray film.  
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Radionuclide   Radioactive chemical element that gives off energy in the form of radiation.  
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Radiopaque   Obstructing the passage of x-rays, appears white on the x-ray film.  
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Radiopharmaceutical   Radioactive drug that is administered safely for diagnostic purposes.  
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Roentgenology   Study of x-rays; radiology  
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Scintigraphy   Production of two-dimensional images of the distribution of radioactivity in tissues after the administration of a radiopharmaceutical imaging agent.  
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Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)   Radio tracer substance is injected intravenously and a computer is used to create a three-dimensional image.  
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Tagging   Attaching a radionuclide to a chemical and following its course in the body.  
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Tracer studies   Radionuclides are used as tags, or labels, attached to chemicals and followed as they migrate through the body.  
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Transducer   Handheld device that sends and receives ultrasound signals.  
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Uptake   Rate of absorption of a radionuclide into an organ or tissue.  
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Ventilation/perfusion studies   Radiopharmaceutical is inhaled and injected and its passage thorough the respiratory tract is imaged.  
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