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This is a large scintillation counter with collimator which is moved over the body in a rectilinear motion so as to map the distribution of radioactivity. It is used in the nuclear medicine or X-ray department to investigate the distribution of radionuclides following the administration of a radiopharmaceutical. The best known example of its use is in scanning for the distribution of iodine uptake by the thyroid gland. The results are plotted using a dotting recorder, or a computer image is formed.
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