70 types of diagnostic medical examinations that emit ionizing radiation:
1. X-Ray
2. Radiography
3. Computed Tomography (CT)
4. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
5. Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
6. Angiography
7. Fluoroscopy
8. Myelography
9. Venography
10. Cardiac Catheterization
11. Gamma Camera Imaging
12. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
13. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
14. Chest X-Ray
15. Abdominal X-Ray
16. Oral & Maxillofacial Radiography
17. Mammography
18. Bone Densitometry
19. Limb X-Ray
20. Shoulder X-Ray
21. Pelvis X-Ray
22. Thoracic X-Ray
23. Hand X-Ray
24. Knee X-Ray
25. Foot X-Ray
26. Ankle X-Ray
27. Abdominal X-Ray
28. Head X-Ray
29. Nuclear Medicine Imaging
30. Nuclear Cardiology Imaging
31. Brain SPECT
32. Thyroid Uptake & Scan
33. Gallium Scan
34. Lung Perfusion Scan
35. Lung Ventilation Scan
36. Parathyroid Scan
37. Renal Cortical Scan
38. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Scan
39. Liver Scan
40. Gastric Emptying Scan
41. Small Bowel Scan
42. Renal Scan
43. HIDA Scan
44. Pulmonary Embolism Scan
45. Sentinel Node Scan
46. Breast Biopsy
47. Hybrid SPECT/CT
48. Nuclear Stress Test
49. Nuclear Bone Scan
50. Radiation Therapy
51. Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
52. Prostate Brachytherapy
53. Stereotactic Radiosurgery
54. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
55. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
56. High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
57. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
58. Total Body Irradiation
59. Radionuclide Therapy
60. Radioimmunotherapy
61. Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
62. Radiopharmaceutical Imaging
63. Interventional Radiology
64. Intra-Arterial Angiography
65. Transcatheter Embolization
66. Transvenous Embolization
67. Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
68. Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
69. Microwave Ablation
70. Radiofrequency Ablation
3 types of diagnostic medical examinations that DO NOT EMIT ionizing radiation:
1. Ultrasound
2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
3. Thermography
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