CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Gallium scans: Gallium-67 is the tracer used in this test to look for cancer in certain organs. It can also be used for a whole body scan. The scanner looks for places where the gallium has collected in the body. These areas could be infection, inflammation, or cancer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gamma cameras are extremely important for radiologists as they enable them to perform what are medically called “Scintigraphy scans” that reveal detailed information about the functioning of various organs such as lungs, heart, thyroid, parathyroids, liver, kidneys and adrenals to name a few.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your doctor will use one of these imaging devices for your nuclear medicine test. The gamma camera detects the energy from the radiotracer in your body and converts it into an image. The gamma camera itself does not emit any radiation. It has radiation detectors called gamma camera heads.

Detailed explanation-4: -Diagnostic techniques in nuclear medicine use radioactive tracers which emit gamma rays from within the body. These tracers are generally short-lived isotopes linked to chemical compounds which permit specific physiological processes to be scrutinized.