Nuclear Medicine Radiologist

Nuclear Medicine Radiologist

Nuclear medicine radiologists, also called nuclear radiologists, are physicians who use radioactive materials, calledradiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose and treat disease. They employ such techniques as scintigraphy, which uses radiopharmaceuticals to produce images of the body’s organs or to visualize certain diseases. These radioactive materials are typically injected into a patient’s vein, but may also be inhaled or swallowed by the patient.

Nuclear medicine radiologists also utilize radiopharmaceuticals to treathyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, or painful bone metastases.