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| Radioisotopes: An overview | ||||||
| Kotya Naik Maloth1, Nagalaxmi Velpula2, Sridevi Ugrappa3, Srikanth Kodangal4 | ||||||
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1MDS, Assistant professor, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, Khammam, Telangana, India.
2MDS, Professor & Head, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India. 3MDS, Postgraduate, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India. 4MDS, Associate professor, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India. | ||||||
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| Maloth KN, Velpula N, Ugrappa S, Kodangal S. Radioisotopes: An overview. Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(9):604–609. |
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Many elements which found on earth exist in different atomic configurations and are termed isotopes which have same atomic number but differ in their atomic mass. These unstable element decay by emission of energy such isotopes, which emit radiation, are called radioisotopes. Using of these isotopes in various sectors like industries, agriculture, healthcare and research centres has got a great importance at present. In health care sector, these isotopes are used in nuclear medicine as diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Radionuclide imaging (or functional imaging) is a branch of medicine which provides the only means of assessing physiologic changes that is a direct result of biochemical alterations and is based on the radiotracer method. In nuclear medicine procedures, radionuclides are combined with other chemical compounds or pharmaceuticals to form radiopharmaceuticals. These radiopharmaceuticals, once administered to the patient, can localize to specific organs or cellular receptors. This unique ability of radiopharmaceuticals allows nuclear medicine to diagnose or treat a disease based on the cellular function and physiology rather than relying on the anatomy.
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Keywords:
Radioisotope, Nuclear medicine, Radiopharmaceuticals, Radionuclide imaging
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Author Contributions
Kotya Naik Maloth – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Nagalaxmi Velpula – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Sridevi Ugrappa – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Srikanth Kodangal – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2014 Kotya Naik Maloth et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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