Radiology In Australian Nuclear Medicine

On average, every Australian can expect to have a nuclear medicine procedure that uses a radioisotope for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes at some stage in their life. Nuclear medicine and radiology are the medical techniques that involve the use of radiation or radioactivity to diagnose, treat and prevent disease. While radiology has been used for close to a century, the term "nuclear medicine" began to be used around 50 years ago. Today, about one-third of all procedures used in modern hospitals involve radiation or radioactivity. These procedures are safe, effective and don't require anaesthetic. They are useful in a broad spectrum of medical specialties, from pediatrics to cardiology to psychiatry. While both nuclear medicine and