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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The same should occur today with diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services.
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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
This is the diagnostic mode of nuclear medicine.
—Calum Chace, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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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
This is the diagnostic mode of nuclear medicine.
—Calum Chace, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Nuclear medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20medicine. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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