scintillation /scin·til·la·tion/ (sin″tĭ-la´shun)
Scintillation or gamma camera
1. an emission of sparks.
2. a subjective visual sensation, as of seeing sparks.
3. a particle emitted in disintegration of a radioactive element; see also under counter.
scin·til·la·tion (s n tl-  sh n)n. 1. A spark; a flash. 2. A flash of light produced in a phosphor by absorption of an ionizing particle or photon. |
Scintillation or gamma camera
A camera, somewhat like an x-ray machine, used to photograph internal organs after the patient has been injected with a radioactive material.
Mentioned in: Gallbladder Nuclear Medicine Scan
scintillation
1. the emission of sparks.
2. a particle emitted in disintegration of a radioactive element.
scintillation camera
a stationary device that records a photographic image of the distribution of radioactivity of an organ after the administration of a radionuclide. A sequence of photographs records the uptake and the distribution of the radionuclide.
scintillation counter
see scintillation counter.
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