Which of the following is characteristic of nuclear medicine?

Question

A. The patient is exposed to high doses of radiation.
B. The technician uses a scanner to detect radiation from the radioisotope and converts it into an image.
C. It involves a combination of nonionizing radiation and a magnetic field, and provides images based on the water content of tissues.
D. The patient generally has to be NPO for 24 hours prior to the procedure.
E. The procedure takes about 15 minutes.

Answer 1

B. The technician uses a scanner to detect radiation from the radioisotope and converts it into an image.
In nuclear medicine, the technician uses a gamma camera to detect radiation and converts it into an image, called a scintiscan or scintigram, to be photographed or displayed on a screen.