nuclear medicine
noun
: a branch of medicine dealing with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
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Across Africa and other developing regions, nuclear medicine promises to help address the cancer crisis killing millions of people who lack access to lifesaving tools like radiotherapy.
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Rafael Mariano Grossi, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
The same should occur today with diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services.
—Pam Kohl and Bill Kiser, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Our future certainly entails living with the legacy of nuclear war, atomic energy, nuclear medicine, and space travel.
—Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
All of my stress tests, including a very recent one using nuclear medicine, came out negative.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
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Rafael Mariano Grossi, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
The same should occur today with diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services.
—Pam Kohl and Bill Kiser, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Our future certainly entails living with the legacy of nuclear war, atomic energy, nuclear medicine, and space travel.
—Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
All of my stress tests, including a very recent one using nuclear medicine, came out negative.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Nuclear medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20medicine. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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