Nuclear medicine

Radioactive materials are used in nuclear medicine for disease diagnosis and treatment. It enables the early diagnosis and treatment of a number of illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, and neurological diseases. It also offers functional information on physiological processes.

Small doses of radioactive elements, sometimes referred to as radiopharmaceuticals or radiotracers, are used in the medical specialty of nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat a wide range of illnesses. It provides information that is frequently not possible to collect using conventional imaging modalities, giving unique insights into the physiology of the body and its organs.