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What condition can result from an iodine deficiency?
What condition can result from an iodine deficiency?
- Diabetes
- Goiter (correct)
- Arthritis
- Anemia
Arsenic has been linked to what?
Arsenic has been linked to what?
- Vitamin D production
- Increased bone density
- Enhanced night vision
- Numerous diseases (correct)
Where does arsenic naturally occur?
Where does arsenic naturally occur?
- Only in North America
- Only in laboratories
- In the Arctic
- Throughout the world (correct)
What can some serpentine plants tolerate?
What can some serpentine plants tolerate?
What is the primary use of radioisotopes in medicine, according to the text?
What is the primary use of radioisotopes in medicine, according to the text?
What do radioactive isotopes act as when tracking atoms?
What do radioactive isotopes act as when tracking atoms?
Radioactive tracers can help diagnose what condition?
Radioactive tracers can help diagnose what condition?
What type of imaging instrument uses radioactive tracers?
What type of imaging instrument uses radioactive tracers?
What process can PET scanners monitor using radioactive tracers?
What process can PET scanners monitor using radioactive tracers?
In nuclear medicine, radioisotopes are administered to patients to help with what?
In nuclear medicine, radioisotopes are administered to patients to help with what?
Flashcards
Radioactive Tracers
Radioactive Tracers
Radioactive isotopes used to track atoms during metabolism and diagnose diseases.
PET Scanners
PET Scanners
Using radioactive tracers with imaging instruments to monitor cancer growth and metabolism.
Targeting Trouble
Targeting Trouble
Radioactive substances known as radioisotopes are administered to patients in nuclear medicine to diagnose disease.
Goiter
Goiter
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Arsenic
Arsenic
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Study Notes
- Radioactive tracers are a tool used in medicine for diagnostic purposes
- Cells can use radioactive atoms like nonradioactive isotopes of the same element
- Radioactive isotopes can be incorporated into molecules and used as tracers to track atoms
- Understanding metabolism and chemical processes is another way to understand the organism
- Kidney disorders are an application of radioactive tracers
- Radioactive tracers can be used with imaging instruments, like PET scanners
- Radioactive tracers can be used to monitor the growth and metabolism of cancers in the body
- In nuclear medicine, radioactive substances known as radioisotopes are administered to patients to diagnose disease.
- A nuclear reactor produces radioactive molybdenum (Mo)
- Molybdenum decays into the radioactive isotope technetium (Tc) and is combined with a substance
- Post injection, the tracer outlines the target to make it visible
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