Category Archives: Nuclear Medicine
RAPID ARCH RADIATION THERAPY: Cutting Edge Cancer Treatment
According to Cyberknife Long Island Radiation Therapy, rapid arch radiotherapy technology is a new approach to image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IGRT/IMRT) that delivers precise treatments in shorter times than conventional IMRT. The way the treatment works is that it delivers treatments using a varian linear accelerator, outfitted with an onboard Image System and ...
Continue readingWhat is Nuclear Medicine?
Why is it called Nuclear Medicine? Because it refers to a pharmaceutical that, once in the body, becomes attached to a small quantity of radioactive material (a radio-isotope) which then goes through a process of radioactive decay. The way in which these radiopharmaceuticals react at the cellular and physiological level will provide clues in ...
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