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Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging which uses radioactive substances, known as radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose, treat and monitor diseases. This type of imaging enables the doctor to obtain detailed information about the structure, composition and physiological functions of different organs in the bod…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 8× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2766-8630 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging which uses radioactive substances, known as radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose, treat and monitor diseases. This type of imaging enables the doctor to obtain detailed information about the structure, composition and physiological functions of different organs in the body. The use of radiopharmaceuticals for medical imaging provides important advantages over other forms of imaging, such as X-rays, because it not only gives an image of the structure of an organ, but also of its metabolic processes. Nuclear medicine can be used to detect, diagnose and monitor diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and can also be used for therapeutic purposes in the treatment of certain diseases.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 8 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Nuclear Medicine, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Radiation and Nuclear Medicine (ISSN 2766-8630).

Journal editorial board
Suliman Salih · United Arab Emirates Ciro Gabriele Mainolfi · Italy Ryuya Yamanaka · Japan

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