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BENEFITS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Nuclear Medicine is a medical specialty that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials (radiopharmaceuticals) to diagnose, guide management and treat disease. Most nuclear medicine procedures are molecular imaging procedures that use radioactive substances. Molecular imaging procedures are highly effective, safe and painless diagnostic imaging and treatment tools that present physicians with a detailed view of what's going on inside an individual's body at the
cellular level.

Molecular imaging/nuclear medicine specialists can safely, effectively and painlessly determine if certain organs, such as the heart, brain, kidneys, liver, thyroid and lungs, are working properly. A molecular imaging/nuclear medicine procedure commonly used in diagnosing and guiding treatment of cancer patients is PET/CT scanning.
Vertex
Siemens E-Cam
Philips/ADAC Vertex
Philips/ADAC Vertex