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Nuclear Cameras Aid Disease Diagnosis by Cleo Gib
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Through the use of nuclear medicine equipment hospitals are able to look at the inner workings of the human body and determine the cause or any problems that have resulted from the onset of a serious degenerative disease. By taking scans of the body with a gamma camera doctors and nuclear medical technicians are able to screen the affected areas of the body and exam the extent of any damage, without the need for an invasive surgical biopsy. Working in the same way that an x-ray sends out a wave that is bounced back to the camera to report the condition of the skeletal system, the nuclear camera is able to penetrate the surface layers of the skin but reads the organs, muscles and tissue that through the pulse of gamma radiation that captures the images of the human anatomy. Where patients have a liver, kidney or lung disease that is slowly deteriorating their organs the use of nuclear medicine equipment is making it possible for physicians to view the extent of the damage and find treatments to slow or stop the decay from spreading. With the ability to see the growth of a cancer cluster or the damage that has been done through years of exposure to chemicals, cigarettes and alcohol that all have a negative effect on the health of the body and certain organs, doctors are able to identify the cause and condition damaged tissue and do what is necessary to help relieve a patient's suffering. With the use of a diagnostic device such as a nuclear camera the medical profession is better equipped to treat people that serious illnesses.
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