nuclear medicine technologist

nuclear medicine technologist,

an allied health professional who uses radioactive and stable nuclides to make diagnostic evaluations of the anatomic or physiologic conditions of the body and who provides therapy with unsealed radioactive sources. Responsibilities include application of a special knowledge of radiation physics and safety regulations to limit radiation exposure; preparation and administration of radiopharmaceuticals; use of radiation detection devices and other kinds of laboratory equipment that measure the quantity and distribution of radionuclides deposited in a patient specimen; and performance of in vivo and in vitro diagnostic procedures.

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nuclear

pertaining to a nucleus.

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nuclear bag fibers

fibers found in neuromuscular spindles; have an extensive nerve supply.

nuclear chain fibers

fibers, which like nuclear bag fibers, are found in neuromuscular spindles; shorter but more numerous than the bag variety.

nuclear ground substance, nuclear matrix

the matrix substance in a nucleus, surrounded by the limiting membrane.

nuclear imaging

see scintigraphy.

nuclear index

see schilling count.

nuclear medicine technologist

see radiological technologist.

nuclear sap

soluble phase of the nuclear matrix.

nuclear veterinary medicine

see nuclear veterinary medicine.