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Nuclear medicine

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Nuclear medicine can help with care for cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders and many other kinds of medical problems.

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We use nuclear medicine to:

  • Find illness and disease
  • Figure out what kind of illness and disease you may have
  • Give care for illness and disease

Nuclear medicine uses a small amount of radioactive material in the body called a tracer. Cameras show where the tracers go, which lets doctors see how well a body part is working.

During the exam, the radioactive material may be given to you by injection (shot), inhalation (breathing in) or a pill.

As the material collects in the area your doctors are looking at, it gives off energy as gamma rays. We use a gamma camera to look for the gamma rays and take images. The images help your doctor make decisions about what kind of care you need.

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