NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Nuclear medicine technologists maneuver equipment that creates images of areas of a patient’s body. They prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients. … Most nuclear medicine technologists work in hospitals. Some work in physicians’ offices, diagnostic laboratories, or imaging clinics. They will be provided with theoretical knowledge and practical training to perform Bone scanning, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), cardiac stress tests. They can also contribute in the field of teaching and research
Clinical Training
The curriculum of BS Nuclear Medicine Technology includes basic health science education and nuclear medicine procedures, examinations and equipment. Various rotations include supervised clinical education such as general nuclear medicine imaging, cardiology imaging, radiation-sensitive cameras, dosage meters, radio pharmacy and radiation safety. These trainings are provided at Ziauddin hospitals on real time clinical cases aiming to strengthen students’ theoretical and practical understanding of neuromedicine. These trainings start after every semester and the cycle continues till the final year of the Undergraduate Programme.