Uses of Nuclear Radiation in Medicine

Series: Nuclear Radiation Series

Duration: 0:14:00

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Cenco Educational Film

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Illustrates how nuclear radiation is used in diagnosis, therapy, and research in the field of medicine and stresses its promises for the future. Shows how radioactive tracers are used in the body and animates "tracing with tagged elements." Compares the use of cesium with the use of X-rays in radiation therapy. Explains the use of tracers in research to discover the life of the human red blood cell. Concludes by stressing the contributions of nuclear radiation to medical science.

Complete Record: , Illustrates how nuclear radiation is used in diagnosis, therapy, and research in the field of medicine and stresses its promises for the future. Shows how radioactive tracers are used in the body and animates "tracing with tagged elements." Compares the use of cesium with the use of X-rays in radiation therapy. Explains the use of tracers in research to discover the life of the human red blood cell. Concludes by stressing the contributions of nuclear radiation to medical science.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.