"Nuclear medicine procedures" refer to medical tests or treatments that involve the use of small amounts of radioactive materials to diagnose or treat various diseases and conditions in the body.
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More than ever, it is important that we educate others (patients, referring physicians, students, and even politicians) on the utility
of nuclear medicine procedures and their benefits over other treatment and imaging modalities.
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typical nuclear medicine procedure may impart a radiation dose to the patient comparable to about one to four years of natural background radiation depending on the type of study.1 As with X-rays, the value of diagnostic imaging is great and the risks are negligible compared to the health benefits of having the procedure.
Performed proper handling of patient tissue samples, patient IV access, Porta - Cath access, responding to IV contrast reactions, and the administration of medications necessary
in Nuclear Medicine procedures.
Nuclear medicine procedures are among the safest diagnostic imaging exams available; the amount of radiation received from a nuclear medicine scan is comparable to that of many diagnostic X-ray and CT procedures.
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the nuclear medicine procedure, the injected activity, and the patient model (gender, age) to calculate the effective dose for this procedure.
Rhode Island Hospital is the first in the state to offer the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan, a non-invasive,
nuclear medicine procedure that is able to detect certain diseases before other imaging procedures, such as CT scan and magnetic MRI scan.
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the nuclear medicine procedure and the pediatric patient's weight to find the recommended administered activity for the patient.
In this class you may also be introduced to various diagnostic procedures, such as radiology and
nuclear medicine procedures, to give you a well - rounded education of what the doctor can prescribe for your patients.