How is Nuclear Medicine Therapy given?

The patient is positioned on an examination table, and the dose of radiotracer is given intravenously, ingested, or inhaled as a gas, depending on the type of Nuclear Medicine Exam. The radiotracer can take anywhere from a few seconds to many days to move through the body and collect in the organ or location being investigated. As a result, imaging can be done right away, a few hours later, or even several days after the radioactive material has been received.

When it’s time for imaging, the camera or scanner will capture a series of photos by rotating around the patient’s body or staying in one position with the patient changing postures in between.

The patient is urged to remain immobile for short periods of time while the camera takes photographs. To capture the greatest quality photographs, the camera may come very close to the body in some circumstances. If a patient is claustrophobic, the technician should be informed before the examination begins.

Nuclear Medicine Procedures take a different amount of time depending on the type of exam. The scanning process can take anywhere from 20 minutes to several hours, and in rare situations, it may take many days.

Nuclear Medicine Therapy in India

Nuclear Medicine in India has evolved dramatically in the last few years and is now at par with the best in the world. We have on our panel Nuclear Oncology Experts who are a committed group of Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Dosimetrists, Radiation Oncologists, and Technicians with vast experience in Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics and Therapies.

The regimens and protocols are up to worldwide standards, thanks to internationally qualified professionals and world-class facilities. All cases presented to the team are first discussed in a multidisciplinary board composed of Medical, Radiation, and Surgical Oncologists, Pathologists, Physiologists, and Radiologists.

Nuclear Medicine in India- Facilities & Technology

These Nuclear Medicine centers have the most modern Time of Flight PET CT, which has the best tiny lesion detection and accuracy in the industry. The machine’s Time of Flight technology enables it to detect lesions as small as 2mm. The machine also has an award-winning open design that makes the scan painless for claustrophobic patients. The newest reconstruction techniques allow scans to be done nearly twice as quickly as the other devices while exposing patients to far less radiation.

These centers also offers the more complex Ga68 DOTANOC PET CT scans for imaging Neuroendocrine Tumors and APUDOMAs, Ga68 PSMA Scan for detecting Prostate Cancer, and Ga 68 Exendin Scan for Insulinomas and Nesedioblastomas, in addition to the traditional F18 FDG PET CT scans. They also have the facility to do PET CT Guided Biopsies and Interventional Procedures, Radiation therapy planning based on PET CT scans, including 4D PET CT scans.

Gamma Camera – These centers also have the most advanced Twin Head Gamma Camera, which is one of the most versatile dual head gamma cameras in the world. The system is capable of conducting all nuclear medicine operations with improved patient convenience and comfort, as it allows for a variety of detector movements and protocols.

All normal Nuclear Medicine procedures are performed in this section, including Bone Scans, Renal Scans, Stress Myocardial Perfusion Scans, Parathyroid Scans, Brain SPECTS, Ventilation Perfusion Scans, Venographies, and Lymphangiography, among others. Besides, in-vitro tests such as plasma GFR evaluation, labeled leukocyte scanning, and Trodat Imaging, which is not available in many centers in Asia.

Radioiodine Probe: Our panel of Nuclear Medicine centers also offer radioiodine Uptake Probe that is utilized for Iodine Studies.

Nuclear Medicine Therapy Unit: A variety of radioisotope therapies are performed, such as Iodine therapy for thyroid cancer, Lutetium PSMA therapy, and Lutetium based therapies for Neuroendocrine Tumors. Besides, myeloablative MIBG therapy for children with high-risk neuroblastomas, Targeted alpha therapy for neuroendocrine tumors, prostate cancer, and some brain tumors are also available.