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Principles of Nuclear Medicine

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This chapter contains definitions and brief explanations about the most important and relevant topics of nuclear physics, with impact in understanding principles of nuclear medicine. The basic structure of atom, the radioactivity, the processes of decays, and the general features of isotopes are described.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Tumors, Institute of Oncology Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuţă, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Doina Piciu M.D., Ph.D.

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Piciu, D. (2012). Principles of Nuclear Medicine. In: Nuclear Endocrinology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25014-9_1

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