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Nuclear Medicine is a medical specialty that uses safe,
painless, and cost-effective techniques both to image
the body and treat diseases. Nuclear Medicine uses very
small amounts of radioactive materials, or
radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose and treat diseases.
Radiopharmaceuticals are made up of two principal
compounds: The radionuclide and the pharmaceutical
agent. The radionuclide is the means of :
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The nuclear
medicine department was established in 1982. The
department started its scintigraphy procedures
using Siemens Planar Gamma camera. In 1992 the
department expanded to accommodate two General
Electric (GE) single head SPECT system. The
second development in the Nuclear Medicine
services at Dubai Hospital was carried out
recently, in 2003. Three new SPECT Gamma cameras
were introduced within the new location of the
department in Level 12 at Dubai Hospital. |
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The professional team of the Nuclear Medicine
section at Dubai Hospital includes Physicians,
Nurses, Medical Physicists, Nuclear Medicine
Technologists and Administrative staff. |
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