How long has nuclear medicine been around?

How long has nuclear medicine been around?

Hossein Jadvar (Doctor) gives expert video advice on: How does nuclear medicine differ from other types of radiology?; What are the benefits and risks of nuclear medicine? and more...

Nuclear medicine has been around basically since the end of the second World War, so I would say five decades, or a little bit over five decades. In that sense, it's actually a brand new area of medicine.