Nuclear medicine is a specialized medical field that uses radiopharmaceuticals to diagnose and treat diseases.
It combines principles from nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology to analyze the anatomical and physiological functions of the human body.
There are three main components of nuclear medicine: imaging diagnosis, treatment using radioactive isotopes, and radioimmunoassay.
Imaging diagnosis involves the use of gamma radiation to create images of the inside of the body for diagnostic purposes.
Treatment with radioactive isotopes is another aspect where these substances are used specifically to target diseased cells in order to destroy them or limit their activity.
Radioimmunoassay refers to testing body samples like blood or fluids by treating them with gamma radiation reagents outside the body.
At this hospital, we have had a dedicated Department of Nuclear Medicine since Inha University Hospital was established. This department has operated independently since 1995 when specialist systems were implemented.