Nuclear Medicine (reprise)

Since the discovery of radioactivity, our understanding has steadily increased about how nuclear materials can be used to improve health.  Individuals who worked with radioactive substances in the early decades of the 20th century were often exposed to dangerous amounts of radioactivity. Nuclear safety improved in the mid-20th century, and the application of nuclear phenomena to medicine was developed in earnest.  From improved scanning techniques to tissue-specific therapies, the current state-of-the-art includes an impressive set of technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of a number of diseases.

[A slightly updated version of a talk given 6 years ago]

By Dr. Mike Shaw