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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Our future certainly entails living with the legacy of nuclear war, atomic energy, nuclear medicine, and space travel.
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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
The commission also stated that reporting would lead nuclear medicine practitioners to reduce the occurrence of extravasations, increase transparency, and take steps to improve patient care.
—Daniel Fass and David Townsend, STAT, 14 Mar. 2023
Kelsey continued her research and commuted by overnight train to Chicago to study the new field of nuclear medicine.
—Nancy Kriplen, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2017
But while there are practical uses of nuclear science, both in creating nuclear weaponry and nuclear medicine, Loveland says, the vast majority of the work nowadays is focused purely on better understanding the mechanisms of nuclear reactions.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2021
Just a few weeks earlier, Michel, 67, had been to see his younger brother, Serge, the head of nuclear medicine at the hospital of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where both men are professors.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2022
That offers a unique opportunity for researchers, said Dr. Jean Jeudy, professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at the Maryland medical school.
—Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022
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
The commission also stated that reporting would lead nuclear medicine practitioners to reduce the occurrence of extravasations, increase transparency, and take steps to improve patient care.
—Daniel Fass and David Townsend, STAT, 14 Mar. 2023
Kelsey continued her research and commuted by overnight train to Chicago to study the new field of nuclear medicine.
—Nancy Kriplen, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2017
But while there are practical uses of nuclear science, both in creating nuclear weaponry and nuclear medicine, Loveland says, the vast majority of the work nowadays is focused purely on better understanding the mechanisms of nuclear reactions.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2021
Just a few weeks earlier, Michel, 67, had been to see his younger brother, Serge, the head of nuclear medicine at the hospital of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where both men are professors.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2022
That offers a unique opportunity for researchers, said Dr. Jean Jeudy, professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at the Maryland medical school.
—Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022
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First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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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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