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gamma camera

noun

Definition of gamma camera

: a camera that detects the radiation from a radioactive tracer injected into the body and is used especially in medical diagnostic scanning

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1953

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gamma camera

noun

medical Definition of gamma camera

: a camera that detects the gamma-ray photons produced by radionuclide decay and is used especially in medical diagnostic scanning to create a visible record of a radioactive substance injected into the body

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