GLOSSARY OF
RADIOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY
U
| UNRESTRICTED AREA | An area in which access is neither limited nor controlled by the licensee. |
| UNSTABLE ISOTOPE | A radioisotope. |
| UPTAKE | Quantity of material taken up into the extracellular fluids. It is usually expressed as a fraction of the deposition in the organ from which uptake occurs. |
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