Medical Radiation Teacher Resources

Four activities demonstrate the chain reaction of nuclear fission to your physical science fans: falling dominoes, snapping mouse traps, throwing paper wads, and igniting a series of matches. They perform additional...

How do medical professionals use radiation without doing more harm than good? Budding nuclear chemists begin their study of all things radioactive with a video from the JFR Science playlist. Topics include differences between isotopes,...

If the word alchemy makes you think of wizards gathered around bubbling cauldrons, you're not completely wrong! Introduce scholars to the history of chemistry during part 10 of a 15-part History of Science series. The video takes viewers...

Marie Curie overcame limitations to become the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. A video presentation outlines her work and discoveries in radioactivity. The narrator gives a timeline of her achievements as she sacrificed her...

This is an information-intense presentation for any science class you might be teaching that will study ionising radiation. The material is specific to cancer diagnosis and treatment, and one of the forty-two slides also touches on using...

The human body deposits radium in the bones, teeth, and marrow, just as it deposits calcium. Learn more about a radioactive element in episode 88 of 118 on chemical elements. The narrator shares the discovery, properties, and...

Can you name the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences? After watching a short video on the life, discoveries, and accomplishments of Marie Curie, you can!

No visual aids, no activities, and no demonstrations accompany this plan. What you will find, is background information for a short lecture on the use of isoptopic radiation in the medical field and in our everyday lives. Should you...

In this medical fields worksheet, students study the different studies of medicine. Students match 11 terms to the correct definition that is provided.

Students analyze the results of a hypothetical cloning experiment using a restriction endonuclease map obtained from an on-line data source. They answer the question, "How can I tell if the DNA I have obtained from this hypothetical...

In this word scramble worksheet, students color pictures and use clues to unscramble words about science; chemicals gasses, fungus, etc.

Students use the Internet to research the history of the splitting of the atom. They use that research to prepare a presentation on an aspect of that topic. A map is generated to record findings and results.

In this land worksheet, high schoolers review the different ways that land is used such as landfills, topsoil, farmland, and hazardous waste. This worksheet has 13 true or false questions and 1 short answer question.

Nuclear medicine offers a look into the body that x-rays can't show. The nuclear medicine technologist is responsible for admininistering the the various tests that are afforded by nuclear medicine. The technologist can also be the one...

Learn what radioactive isotopes are and the different ways that they are used in medicine.

The use of radioisotopes in medicine is discussed, focusing on diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Includes a list of radioisotopes used in medicine.

A lesson plan on the uses of radiation in science, industry, and medicine. Gives many household examples of how radiation is used. Students will also learn about the NRC's role in regulating radioactive materials.

Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz on the characteristics of various therapeutic radioisotopes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will investigate fission and fusion, and discover how they play a part in nuclear chain reactions in fission bombs, nuclear power plants, and radiation in...

The Nobel Foundation provides a lecture given by Nanny Froman at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in Sotckholm, Sweden. "Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium" is organized into several sections including:...

The Nuclear Energy Institute is an extensive resource for information on nuclear technology, public policy issues, careers in nuclear energy, nuclear power plants, nuclear facts, radiation in agriculture, definitions, and much more.

X-rays, gamma rays and beta particles are all used in medicine to treat internal organs. X-rays are produced by firing electrons at a metal target and gamma rays are emitted by the nucleus of radioactive atoms. Gamma rays are used to...

This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Selection of Radionuclides for Radiopharmaceuticals.

Here's a site dedicated to National Nuclear Science Week, Jan. 23-27, 2012. Sponsored by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, this special week is focused on all parts of nuclear science. You can find activities, lesson...