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.

9. Gray - A component of measurement of radiation quantity.

10. Gamma rays - A high-energy give off of beams discharged by radioactive materials.

Next lesson is the continuation of this lesson. Okay.

Come on.

To go to the next lesson from here please click the link below.

http://learn-free-medical-transcription.blogspot.com/2010/01/lesson-147-important-radiology-nuclear.html

Home Page: http://learn-free-medical-transcription.blogspot.com