What is Nuclear Medicine? Print E-mail
Wednesday, 18 July 2007 12:27
Nuclear Medicine Imaging
gammacamera
A Gamma Camera
petctscanner
A PET CT Scanner

 

Unlike most other methods of imaging the body, nuclear medicine describes organ function as well as structure.  This often makes earlier diagnosis possible.

A Bone Scan
A technetium bone scan showing tumours
Nuclear Medicine Therapies

Radiopharmaceuticals can be used to treat certain diseases.  In Europe the main therapies are:

  • Thyroid cancer and Hyperthyroidism

  • Lymphoma

  • Cancer bone pain

  • Joint pain and arthritis

 

The number of nuclear medicine therapies being developed and approved is increasing.