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Nuclear materials get used in many forms of nuclear medicine -- everything from PET scans to chemotherapy uses them. Learn how nuclear medicine works.

Press release from the issuing company
Friday, March 13th, 2015
Thanks to the generosity of donors throughout the greater Greene County area, nuclear medicine services are now available at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital
Nuclear medicine is a highly advanced form of diagnostic imaging that helps doctors determine how well various organs function. Using small amounts of radioactive material, a nuclear medicine scan can reveal problems…

Doctors were successful in the implementation of a new form of skin cancer treatment; a patch that can be worn on the skin. Many people don’t realize that human skin is actually an organ , and is capable of ‘breathing’ and absorption. The patch contained a radioactive isotope or radionuclide, phosphorus-32
In the study, subjects were exposed to the radionuclide patch for three hours, thrice during…

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – DuPage Medical Group, the largest independent, multi-specialty physician group in the Chicago area, has expanded its nuclear medicine services to Naperville with the addition…

Nuclear Medicine in Manhattan provided by Park Avenue Radiologists. Radiologists at Park Avenue Radiologists offer Nuclear Scan New York, Nuclear Imaging New York City, Nuclear Medicine Imaging NY, Bone Scan NYC, Nuclear Medicine New York, Nuclear Scan in New York City.

Pinski, John M., MD; Chen, Antonia F., MD, MBA; Estok, Daniel M., MD; Kavolus, Joseph J., MD, MSCR; The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Year: 2020, Volume: Publish Ahead of Print, Issue: , DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.20.00301

Radiology Today newsmagazine reaches 40,000 radiology professionals nationwide on a monthly basis, covering areas such as Radiology Management, Bone Densitometry, Mammography, MRI, PACS, CT, Sonography, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Radiation Therapy, contrast agents, and more!

If you are like me, you vaguely know about renal scintigraphy but not so much about the details of the radioactive agents or the utility of the scan itself. Basically, renal scintigraphy is a 2D nuclear medicine scan...

How are CTE and behavior linked? The answer requires more in-depth research, scientists say
A lack of longitudinal studies on CTE hinders scientists’ ability to understand how the brain disease is linked to behavioral health symptoms
Daniel Antonius, PhD
“This phenomenon needs to be systematically studied in a large sample of contact and non-contact sports athletes over a long period of time, ideally starting early in…

Our health-care system won’t be fixed by insurance reform. To contain costs and improve results, we need to move aggressively to adopt the tools of information-age medicine.

Active seniors reduce their risk of falls, boost their hearts and minds and can cancel or cut back their prescriptions. Senior fitness programs abound in South Florida.

With drug prices climbing, you may be tempted to keep unused pills and cough syrups past their expiration date. Don't do it, pharmacists warn. And get all medicine out of the bathroom cabinet now.

Injuries and aging joints are a part of life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything about it. Virginia Mason Orthopedics and Sports Medicine are here to help you get out of pain and back into your active, everyday lifestyle.

Stress is something which everyone must have experienced at some point or the other in life. While some may feel stress at some points in life, others may feel

The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) combines nursing, psychology, medicine and public health in an interdisciplinary forum to prom…

Fifteen years after scientists sequenced the human genome, a more customized approach to medicine is finally gaining traction.

A recent study suggests younger women who have heart attacks may hesitate to get help because they’re afraid of being labeled hypochondriacs. But the bigger problem is just how justified that fear really is.

Dr. Lee Berk studies the brain's response to humor, and explains how laughter supports health. Dr. Patch Adams is also featured.