A sweeping nationwide study has found that U.S. counties located closer to operating nuclear power plants have higher cancer ...

A nationwide ecological study of US counties from 2000 to 2018 found that greater proximity to operational nuclear power ...

Diagnosing inflammation in large blood vessels can be difficult, especially when standard tests appear normal. In this study, researchers tested a new PET imaging tracer that targets an ...

Radiation protection measures for patients will need rapid updating to keep pace with exciting new developments in nuclear medicine, according to experts at a recent IAEA meeting on the topic. The ...

You'll typically start with classes and labs in biology, chemistry and physics, then start learning about X-Rays, CT scans, radiation safety and how to take care of patients. You’ll be trained to ...

Scientists have created a perovskite-based gamma-ray detector that surpasses traditional nuclear medicine imaging technology. The device delivers sharper, faster, and safer scans at a fraction of the ...

In nuclear medicine, physicians inject imaging agents into patients. These agents, called radiopharmaceuticals -- literally, radioactive drugs -- perform two functions. First, they accumulate in a ...