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Nuclear Medicine

Also called Radioactive scan / tracer imaging

General MedicineImportant

Specialty using radioactive substances to visualise and treat diseases, including PET and bone scans.

Korean

핵의학과(방사성 동위원소 검사)

방사성 물질을 이용하여 질병을 영상화하고 치료하는 의학 분야; PET 스캔·뼈 스캔 등 포함.

French

Médecine nucléaire

Spécialité utilisant des substances radioactives pour visualiser et traiter les maladies, notamment la TEP et la scintigraphie osseuse.

Word parts

  • nucle/oRoot(Latin) Nucleus, central core
  • -arSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to

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