IMPORTANT RADIOLOGY NUCLEAR MEDICINE TERMS-1-LESSON 146
In the next lesson we will learn some important medical terms related to radiology nuclear medicine. Okay. 1. Cobalit-60 - A radioactive material in radiotherapy. 2. Brachythrerapy- Brachy- means tiny-Radiation therapy using an implanted radioisotope radiation source. 3. Cineradiography- Employment of motion picture method to document a chain of x-ray representations. 4. Betatron-This is a machine employed in radiotherapy to distribute a prescribed amount of radiation to a patient. 5. External beam radiation - Relevant radiation is used as an outlying source. 6. CT scan or computed tomography - Investigative x-ray technique by which a cross-section representation of pictures taken of an exact portion of the body is documented. 7. Fluorescence - The production of blazing light that results from contact to and incorporation of radiation from x-rays. 8. Fluoroscopy - A fluorescent representation of x-rays taken on a screen.