Technetium - Definition of Technetium, Used for...

Technetium is a chemical element used in nuclear medicine to locate cancer tumors and for other imaging purposes. It is used during lymphoscintigraphy (imaging for a sentinel lymph node test) and for a MuGA scan (Multiple Gate Acquisition scan) before Adriamycin can be given to treat breast cancer.

Source: About.com Breast Cancer - February 27, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news