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Nuclear medicine and Therapy

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Difference between Nuclear medicine and Therapy

Nuclear medicine vs. Therapy

Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Therapy (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis.

Similarities between Nuclear medicine and Therapy

Nuclear medicine and Therapy have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Brachytherapy, Chromium, Gamma ray, Oxygen, Radiation, Radionuclide, White blood cell.

Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy is a form of radiotherapy where a sealed radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment.

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Chromium

Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr and atomic number 24.

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Gamma ray

A gamma ray or gamma radiation (symbol γ or \gamma), is penetrating electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Radiation

In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium.

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Radionuclide

A radionuclide (radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is an atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable.

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White blood cell

White blood cells (WBCs), also called leukocytes or leucocytes, are the cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.

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Nuclear medicine and Therapy Comparison

Nuclear medicine has 144 relations, while Therapy has 350. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 1.42% = 7 / (144 + 350).

References

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