Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine involves the intravenous injection or oral administration of a minute amount of radioactive material. This material travels to the "target organ” in the body depending on its chemical composition. The gamma camera (special camera for nuclear medicine scans) then creates an image of the organ in question. This allows investigation of the function of an organ as well as providing information on its structure. Many organs can be studied this way but the commonest are the bones, the kidneys, thyroid and lungs. The doses of radioactive material are tiny, typically smaller than the small doses received from an x-ray based examination.
Nuclear Medicine investigations are performed on the two gamma cameras at Pembury Hospital and reported on by Dr.Conry, Dr.Flanagan and Dr.Wetton.
