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GAMMA CAMERA [1 record]

Record 1 2011-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Nuclear Medicine
DEF

A radioactivity detection device made of a single large NaI crystal and multiple amplifiers. This provides visualization of an organ by recording the gamma radiation emitted by a scanning agent localized in that organ; technique is comparable to the optical radiation recorded in a camera.

CONT

In isotope scanning, radioactive isotopes are introduced into the body ... Various scanning devices have now been elaborated, the most recent, the gamma camera, having the advantage of producing a picture four times more rapidly than conventional scanners ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Médecine nucléaire
DEF

Détecteur de rayonnements gamma, destiné à obtenir par voie externe une image d'un organe qui contient un isotope radio-actif [...] La gamma-caméra est un détecteur fixe comprenant un grand cristal d'iodure de sodium, des photomultiplicateurs, une électronique associée et un écran d'oscilloscope permettant d'obtenir une image que l'on peut photographier [...] La gamma-caméra est souvent associée à un ordinateur qui permet de traiter les informations obtenues.

OBS

caméra gamma : Section E-10 dans EMRAC.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Medicina nuclear
DEF

Instrumento que se emplea para detectar sustancias radiactivas en el cuerpo.

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