Meaning of NUCLEAR MEDICINE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
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	See Also:		medical specialty, medicine
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive substances to examine organ function and structure.
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Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A branch of medicine concerned with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Generally speaking, this field encompasses any use of radiactive materials in medicine. This includes the use of radiation as therapy to treat cancer, the use of x-rays to diagnose injury, the use of radionuclides in solution to trace processes in the body, etc. Compare radiology.
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