| beta emission | | as low as reasonably achievable |
| purity | | macro aggregated albumin |
| milking | | this element same molecular properties as alpha |
| parent | | used to produce short lived radionuclides |
| internal conversion | | process of converting one element into another |
| electron capture | | half life of 2.8 days |
| generator | | same number of protons |
| thin layer chromatography | | the simplest of all atoms; also called a protium |
| atom | | same number of neutrons |
| MAA | | thallium decays by this method |
| frequency | | this radioisotope has a half-life of 78 hours |
| exametazime | | process of removal of an electron from an atom |
| phtoelectric | | this product is produced by an accelerator (cyclotron) or is a by-product of nuclear fission |
| helium | | A.K.A. white blood cells |
| radiopharmaceutical | | this process is used to assess a drug's safety and effectiveness before making it available to the public |
| pair production | | positron emission tomography |
| compton | | linear energy transfer |
| isotope | | same mass number |
| Indium | | occurs in the inner most shell |
| RAD | | specific ionization |
| half value layer | | the distance from the top of a wave to a subsequent wave |
| gallbladder | | number of waves per unit time |
| hydrogen | | method of separating different substances through the use of a solvent passing over a stationary phase |
| LET | | radiation produced outside the nucleus |
| IND | | a negatively charged particle |
| transmutation | | thickness of any particular material necessary to reduce the intensity of radiation to half of its normal value |
| PET | | occurs in the outer most shell, resulting in secondary radiation |
| NRC | | .15 uCi of Mo99 per one mCi of Tc99 in a generator eluat |
| biological half life | | radiation absorbed dose |
| Bremsstrahlung | | incoming photon must have an energy greater than 1.02 MeV |
| sulfur colloid | | B- and B are given off in this interaction |
| isobar | | electrons are slowed down during this process |
| isotone | | this process refers to the pulling of eluate off of a generator |
| gamma | | used to indicate that different types of radiation have different effects in humans |
| sestamibi | | an electron gets ejected from the atom |
| FDA | | time it takes for half of a radionuclide to decay |
| ALARA | | radiation that is produced inside the nucleus |
| ionization | | also known as cardiolyte |
| electron | | two .511 MeV photons |
| annihilation | | total effective dose equivalent |
| SI | | time it takes the body to get rid of radioactivity |
| wavelength | | A.K.A. HMPAO |
| TEDE | | food and drug administration |
| physical half life | | number of protons determines this product |
| RBE | | nuclear regulatory commission |
| gallium | | lidofenin, disofenin, and mebrofenin are used to image this organ |
| xray | | original radionuclide in any decay method |
| WBC | | this pharmaceutical is boiled |
