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Explain how radioactive tracers are used in imaging.
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Radionuclide imaging and therapy
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Imaging techniques
Aqa A Level PhysicsMedical physics
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Explain how radioactive tracers are used in imaging
- This point belongs to Radionuclide imaging and therapy, especially Imaging techniques.
- You need to be able to explain how radioactive tracers are used in imaging.
- The key ideas to know are tracer and imaging.
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tracerimaging
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