gamma camera — n a camera that detects the gamma ray photons produced by radionuclide decay and is used esp. in medical diagnostic scanning to create a visible record of a radioactive substance injected into the body * * * a piece of apparatus that detects… … Medical dictionary
Gamma camera — A gamma camera is a device used to image gamma radiation emitting radioisotopes, a technique known as scintigraphy. The applications of scintigraphy include early drug development and nuclear medical imaging to view and analyse images of the… … Wikipedia
Gamma counter — A Gamma Counter is a machine to measure gamma radiation emitted by a radionuclide. Up to 300 samples are placed in sealed vials or test tubes, and move along a serpentine track on a horizontal plain. One at a time, they move down inside a… … Wikipedia
gamma camera — noun : a camera that detects the gamma ray photons produced by radionuclide decay and is used especially in medical diagnostic scanning to create a visible record of a radioactive substance injected into the body * * * gamma camera noun A device… … Useful english dictionary
gamma camera — noun Date: 1964 a camera that detects the radiation from a radioactive tracer injected into the body and is used especially in medical diagnostic scanning … New Collegiate Dictionary
Perfusion scanning — Perfusion is defined as the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. [American Psychological Association (APA):perfusion. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved March 20, 2008, from… … Wikipedia
radionuclide scanning — A procedure to find areas in the body where cells, such as tumor cells, are dividing rapidly. A small amount of radioactive material is injected into a vein or swallowed, and travels through the bloodstream. A machine called a scanner measures… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Cargo scanning — Intermodal Shipping Containers Cargo scanning or non intrusive inspection (NII) refers to non destructive methods of inspecting and identifying goods in transportation systems. It is often used for scanning of intermodal freight … Wikipedia
brain scanning — ▪ medicine any of a number of diagnostic (diagnostic imaging) methods for detecting intracranial abnormalities. The oldest of the brain scanning procedures still in use is a simple, relatively noninvasive procedure called isotope… … Universalium
Interferon gamma receptor 1 — (IFNGR1) also known as CD119 (Cluster of Differentiation 119), is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: IFNGR1 interferon gamma receptor 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3459|… … Wikipedia
