Monday, October 26, 2009

APPLICATIONS OF GAMMA CAMERA

APPLICATIONS OF GAMMA CAMERA:
GAMMA CAMERA used to locate cancerous tumours, minor bone fractures, abnormal functioning of organs and other medical problems .Iodine-131 is used to detect thyroid (a gland that absorbs Iodine) problems. Technetium-99 is used to find tumours in the body. Gamma rays do not ionise cells inside the body so no damage is caused.

•    Bone scan.
•    Myocardial Perfusion
•    Lung scan.
•    Kidney function.
•    Thyroid uptake.
•    Whole body scan.


SCAN IMAGES OF GAMMA CAMERA MACHINE:
 
WHOLE BODY SCAN

  
KIDNEY SCAN



RENAL SCAN










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