This glossary is to learn about various words used in nuclear medicine technology. There will be the word, the definition, an example, the French traduction and a picture.
administer
verb
To put into execution; dispense
Example: I have to administer you a radiopharmaceutical.
en: administrer
ankle
noun
The joint connecting the foot and the leg.
Example: The blood flow of the ankle is low.
en: cheville
bed
noun
A piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress and coverings.
Example: We have to transfer the patient from his bed to the exam table.
en: lit
bladder
noun
A membranous sac in humans and other animals, in which urine is collected for excretion.
Example: The patient has to empty his bladder before the exam.
en: vessie
cancer
noun
a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells.
Example: We are here to see if your cancer has metastasized.
en: cancer
CT-scan
noun
A series of X-ray images taken from different angles around your body.
en: Tomodensitométrie
electrode
noun
A conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region.
Example: We put 10 electrodes on our patients to see the electricity of their hearts.
en: électrode
gamma camera
noun
A camera that detects the radiation from a radioactive tracer injected into the body and is used especially in medical diagnostic scanning.
Example: A gamma camera is used in the nuclear medicine department.
en: Caméra à scintillation
Hyperthyroidism
noun
It is when the thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs.
Example: Hyperthyroidism can cause palpitations, however, this cause would have been already identified in earlier admissions if this was the cause.
en: Hyperthyroïdie
kidney
noun
Each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, excreting urine.
Example: Some people have two kidneys, but only one is working.
en: rein
lymphoma
noun
Lymphoma is a cancer that starts in cells that are part of the body's immune system.
Example: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins in your lymphatic system, which is part of the body's germ-fighting immune system.
en: Lymphome
radioactive
adjective
emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles.
Example: This procedure involves injecting a low-level radioactive tracer containing technetium-99 and a blue dye into the tissue surrounding the mass prior to surgery, thereby allowing the surgeons to identify the sentinel node i.e. the node most likely to contain metastatic cells.
en: radioactif
vein
noun
Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
Example: We inject a radiopharmaceutical through a vein of the arm.
