What is nuclear medicine used for? How does nuclear medicine work? Will I be radioactive after a nuclear medicine scan? Are nuclear medicine tests safe? This video serves an introduction to the field of nuclear medicine. In less than 2 minutes, you'll know what nuclear medicine is, why someone might need a nuclear medicine scan and if nuclear medicine scans are safe.

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Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
0:05 What is nuclear medicine?
0:16 What are radiopharmaceuticals?
0:37 Nuclear medicine vs. Radiology
0:53 What is nuclear medicine used for?
1:16 Diagnosis + treatment
1:27 Is it safe?
2:02 The end

Nuclear medicine explained in 2 minutes