Nuclear Medicine
Position Details (Master's)
Nuclear medicine is a specialty that involves all applications of radioactive materials in diagnosis, treatment and medical research, with the exception of the use of sealed radiation sources in radiotherapy (WHO definition).
Key Facts
The Nuclear Medicine postgraduate program at University of Sussex is a highly specialised and important area of healthcare, which pertains to many areas of medicine across the whole age spectrum from neonatal to geriatric medicine and underpins the management of many cancer, cardiovascular, infection, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.
The practice of nuclear medicine in the UK is closely regulated, with practitioners having to satisfy IR(ME)R and ARSAC requirements to lead nuclear medicine services. Nuclear medicine specialists therefore have stringent educational requirements to ensure provision of a high-quality service in the UK.
Courses include:
- Single-photon Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine
- F18 FDG PET Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine )
- Advanced PET and SPECT DiagnosticMultimodality Imaging
- Molecular Radiotherapy and Theragnostics
- Anatomy and Pathology for Nuclear Medicine Interpretation for Non-Radiologists
University of Sussex
On Campus (Full Time)
1 year
Expired