RADIOPHARMACY.

A radiopharmacy is a branch of pharmaceutics dealing

with radioactive drugs.
It is also the name of a registered facility which
1. Prepares and
2. Dispenses radioactive medications.
3. Stores
4. Disposes of radioactive materials.
5. Compounding and
6. Quality control.
Radiopharmacy is a branch of NUCLEAR
MEDICINE which deals with all aspects of radioactive
pharmaceuticals.
Compounding is combining key ingredients to form a
drug. Typically a radiopharmacy has a specialized lab to

RADIOPHARMACIST.
A radiopharmacist is a pharmacist
who specializes in
radioactive prescription
medications such as
radiopharmaceuticals
and radioisotopes.

RADIOISOTOPE.
A radioisotope is the naturally occurring or
artificially created radioactive form of an
element. Radioisotopes can be used to :
1. help diagnose,
2. explore and
3. investigate, and
4. treat certain disease processes. They are also
utilized for medications employed for things
like
5. radioisotope scanning,
6. a diagnostic procedure, or
7. radiotherapy, a cancer treatment option.

RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS.
Radiopharmaceuticals are drug substances
containing radioactive atoms that can be safely
used on humans.
Its primarily use is for :
1. diagnostic purposes, or to
2. help identify certain problems or conditions
inside the body. However,
radiopharmaceuticals are sometimes used as
a form of
3. therapy or treatment for specific ailments

Each different radiopharmaceutical used for

diagnostic purposes correlates to different
areas of the body.
This is calculated by the ability of the drug to
pinpoint the specific targeted area and
remain there for a certain amount of time.
This type of radiopharmaceuticals is
commonly called tracers or imaging agents

DIAGNOSTICS purpose.
The area identified with the radioactive drug is then
scanned with a specialized camera sich as a gamma camera.
Depending on the nature of the test and the abilities of the
camera, static or dynamic images can be taken.
Static images identify things like shape, size and lesion
presence. A lesion is a physical change that usually results
in injury or illness.
Dynamic images are used to determine the functioning of
an organ. How well the organ functions can be determined
by how much tracer or radiopharmaceuticals accumulated
in the organ, and how fast it moves through or clears out.
Organ functioning can also be evaluated by the amount of
radioactivity given off by the body.
This is determined through blood and urine samples.

RADIO THERAPY.
Radiopharmaceuticals can also be used for
therapeutic treatments. Radioactive drugs can
be used independently or in combination
with chemotherapy, the use of chemical agents
to treat disease processes such as cancer.
The primary purpose of this form
of radiopharmacy called radiation therapy, is to
selectively destroy contaminated tissue to
eradicate the disease.