Going nuclear on disease to both diagnose and treat

Dr Mahayuddin shares about the MyNuCLEaR online platform, which allows patients to search for nuclear medicine services around the country, among other functions. — MSNMMI

It is quite common for nuclear medicine to be mistakenly categorised as radiology or oncology by the layman when it is, in fact, a distinct medical discipline on its own.

The confusion likely occurs as this specialised branch of medicine combines imaging with targeted treatment to diagnose, stage and treat disease.