Nuclear medicine

/njˈuːkliə mˈɛdsən/

/nˈuːklɪɹ mˈɛdəsən/

Nuclear medicine

the branch of medical science dealing with the use of radioactive materials in research, treatment, and diagnosis

Examples

1. Nuclear medicine technologists can work in a hospital setting, in a clinic setting.

2. He's a nuclear medicine physician.

3. Dr. Giuseppe Esposito is a nuclear medicine expert at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington.

4. Treatment options vary as well, with surgery, chemotherapy and nuclear medicine therapy among other options.