What is Nuclear Medicine?
What is Nuclear Medicine?
Nuclear Medicine involves giving
patients tracers which follow various processes in the body. We can
detect the small amount of radiation given off by these tracers
outside the body using sensitive gamma cameras and positron
emission tomography (PET) scanners, and use this information to
create maps of how well that process is working. Larger doses of
certain types of tracer can also be used to treat disease.
We offer a full range of
diagnostic radionuclide imaging tests on the central Manchester
University Hospitals site, from routine bone, heart and kidney
scans to more complicated procedures including PET-CT (cardiac,
neurology, paediatric, oncology, infection), white cell labelling,
and platelet kinetics. We also provide radionuclide therapy for
thyrotoxicosis and synovectomy. A full list of the procedures we
offer can be found in the 'Information for Healthcare
Professionals' here.
For more information
about Nuclear Medicine, please see these pages on the British Nuclear
Medicine Society website.