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icon THE PHENOMENON

THE PHENOMENON

icon IN DAILY LIFE

IN DAILY LIFE

icon QUESTION OF DOSES

QUESTION OF DOSES

icon AT THE DOCTOR’S

AT THE DOCTOR’S

icon At the laboratory

At the laboratory

icon At the museum

At the museum

icon NUCLEAR ENERGY

NUCLEAR ENERGY

icon RADIOACTIVE WASTE

RADIOACTIVE WASTE

A general public knowledge base dedicated to radioactivity created and maintained by the french physics community

Medical examination based on the injection to a patient of a radionuclide or a radiopharmaceutical molecule marked by a radioactive gamma emitter that attaches preferably on an organ or tissue. This fixation allows to see the status or monitor the functioning of that organ or tissue. The detection of gamma rays is performed with a gamma – camera.

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