Each October, the Nobel Prizes celebrate a handful of groundbreaking scientific achievements. For George de Hevesy, the 1943 Nobel Laureate in chemistry who discovered radioactive tracers, that place ...
During a nuclear stress test, you’ll be injected with a radioactive dye called a tracer. Some of this tracer will remain in your system for a time after the test. A nuclear stress test is a type of ...
The recent closure of a Canadian nuclear reactor could diminish the global supply of a radioactive material used in medical imaging tests, according to Inside Science. The National Research Universal ...
The nuclear stress test can show how blood flows through your heart muscles. This reveals how well the heart pumps blood and areas of your heart muscles that do not get enough blood. Nuclear stress is ...
One year ago last week the Clinton Laboratories at Oak Ridge, Tenn. began selling radioactive isotopes made in its uranium pile. Already, these atomic by-products have had important influences on U.S.
A new radioactive tracer for positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging will soon be available in the United States, and it’s expected to facilitate substantial growth in such ...
A magnetic marker liquid that can help surgeons determine whether breast cancer has metastasised has been recommended for NHS use in England and Wales. Magtrace and Sentimag should be an option to ...