Origin George de Hevesy performed the first radioactive tracer study in animals in 1925, and Frederic and Irene Joliot-Curie's 1934 discovery of artificially produced radionuclides is considered the field's most significant milestone; John Lawrence, later called the father of nuclear medicine, made the first therapeutic use of an artificial radionuclide in a patient, phosphorus-32 for leukemia, in 1936.
Nuclear medicine is the medical specialty that applies radioactive substances, radiopharmaceuticals, to the diagnosis and treatment of disease, distinct from the imaging-only methods of diagnostic radiology. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
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Origin PeriodSourced to the subject's own accountGeorge de Hevesy performed the first radioactive tracer study in animals in 1925, and Frederic and Irene Joliot-Curie's 1934 discovery of artificially produced radionuclides is considered the field's most significant milestone; John Lawrence, later called the father of nuclear medicine, made the first therapeutic use of an artificial radionuclide in a patient, phosphorus-32 for leukemia, in 1936. 1 Classification
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Source Wikipedia: Marie Curie
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Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
History section, opening paragraph
In 1896, Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity.
- Nuclear medicine as a diagnostic imaging specialty
Treats: Lymphoma, Interventional nuclear medicine section, common radionuclide therapies table, lymphoma row
Refractory lymphoma
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Associated With: Marie Curie, Legacy section, radioactive isotopes paragraphQuote, Associated With: Marie Curie, Legacy section, radioactive isotopes paragraph
Under Curie's direction, the world's first studies were conducted into the treatment of neoplasms by the use of radioactive isotopes.
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