What is 'nuclear medicine'?

What is 'nuclear medicine'?

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 is a branch of medicine and medical imaging that uses a small amount of what we call radiotracers, or radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose disease and to treat disease.