OUTCOME
By the end of the lesson you will be able to describe how radioisotopes are used in medical diagnosis
Radioisotopes are used to image organs inside the body by measuring levels of radiation that collect in the organs when a radioisotope tracer is injected into the patient
LEARNING TASKS
Explore
1.Technetium - 99m is a common isotope used in medicine. What type of radiation does it emit?
2. How is this radiation measured?
3. What is a hot lab?
4. How does the nurse protect herself from the syringe of technetium?
5. What was the size of the dose of radiation?
6. What is the main advantage of radioactive imaging over x-ray?
Explain and Elaborate
Use table 18.8 in your text to create a memory card game to summarise the types of radioisotopes used in medical imaging and how/why they are used
Evaluate
Try Questions 24 - 34
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