Pulse oximeters use red and infra-red light to monitor pulse rate and the oxygenation of a patient’s blood.

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Ultrasound imaging systems uses piezoelectric transducers as source and detector.

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X-ray imaging utilises the ability of high frequency electromagnetic waves to pass through soft parts of the human body...

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Electrocardiograms (ECGs) record the activity of the heart through electrodes placed on the patient’s skin.

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The gamma camera is an imaging technique used to carry out functional scans of the brain, thyroid, lungs, liver, gallbladder...

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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a gamma imaging technique that uses radiotracers that emit positrons, the antimatter...

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A classroom activity: planning a radiotherapy treatment for a patient with a cancerous tumour in their lung.

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