Treating cancer that has spread to other parts of the body often includes PET scans or bone scans. Both use radioactive medicine, injected into a patient’s bloodstream through an IV in their arm, to ...

Nuclear medicine procedures have been flat and are trending slightly downward, according to a report by IMV Medical Information Division. The 2011 Nuclear Medicine Market Outlook Report showed an ...

RESTON, Va.—Twenty million nuclear medicine procedures that detect and evaluate heart disease, brain disorders and cancer—and that use radiopharmaceuticals to treat overactive thyroids and some ...

A recent action by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) should have protected patients who are inadvertently exposed to potentially high doses of radiation due to faulty injections or ...

Nuclear medicine imaging provides clinically useful images and investigates physiological processes by tracing what happens when a radioactive drug circulates inside the body. It is used for ...

Nuclear medicine is giving people hope in their fight against cancer and other debilitating diseases. The cutting-edge therapy uses radioactive drugs to treat aggressive, late-stage tumors and in some ...

RESTON, Va.—Patients and medical staff can now be on the same page with “A Patient’s Guide to Nuclear Medicine Procedures: English–Spanish” (“Una Guía Para el Paciente Sobre Procedimientos de la ...

Patients treated with radioactive material face an increased risk of triggering security alarms because more guards are being equipped with sensitive radiation detectors, a report said Tuesday. It ...

Medical exposure is the largest human-made source of radiation exposure, accounting for more than 95% of radiation exposure. Furthermore, the use of radiation in medicine continues to increase ...

You'll typically start with classes and labs in biology, chemistry and physics, then start learning about X-Rays, CT scans, radiation safety and how to take care of patients. You’ll be trained to ...