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gamma camera

n.
A camera used in medical diagnostic imaging that tracks the distribution of radioactive tracers in body tissues.
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gamma camera

n
(Medicine) a medical apparatus that detects gamma rays emitted from a person's body after the administration of a radioactive drug and so produces images of the organ being investigated
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