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A 4 page overview of the advances made in nuclear medicine. This paper addresses the field from the introduction of the x-ray to the modern utilization of digital imaging such as PET and CT scans. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: AM2_PPmedNuc.rtf
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Nuclear technology has been a component of modern medicine for much longer than most would expect. The x-ray and radium, in
fact were both discovered at the end of the nineteenth century! X-Rays quickly became a mainstay in medical diagnosis and radium, misguidedly we now know, was almost immediately embraced
as a miraculous cure-all. The modern age of nuclear medicine started, however, after World War II. It was then that the focus on nuclear medicine rapidly evolved from
a snake-oil approach to an efficient technology. X-Rays are perhaps the most familiar of nuclear technology. Old x-ray technology relied on film
exposure. This meant that the patient was aligned with a piece of film and then exposed to gamma rays. The more modern approach to x-ray technology utilized digital
technology to capture the image. In conventional x-ray technology one was bound to a large degree by the image which was indelibly imprinted on the negative. This is
not long the case in digital technology. In short, nuclear medicine involves the use of radioactive isotopes to diagnose
and treat disease. In more advanced technology radioactive materials are internally administered and then a variety of imaging techniques are used to interpret the patients status. The technological advances
which have been made in radiology have in general resulted in improved patient outcome. Many, however, have yet to be incorporated into common medical utilization. The reasons for
this are multifaceted but most often either revolve around cost or perception of the efficacy of the technique. There are many
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