Radioactive nuclei that are injected into a patient collect at certain sites within its body, undergoing radioactive decay and emitting electromagnetic radiation. These radiations can then be recorded by a detector. This procedure provides an important diagnostic tool called

  • [AIIMS 2003]
  • A

    Gamma camera

  • B

    $CAT$ scan

  • C

    Radiotracer technique

  • D

    Gamma ray spectroscopy

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