How to Use nuclear medicine in a Sentence

nuclear medicine

noun
  • All of my stress tests, including a very recent one using nuclear medicine, came out negative.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Doctors say nuclear medicine can also be helpful in treating prostate and thyroid cancer.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Kelsey continued her research and commuted by overnight train to Chicago to study the new field of nuclear medicine.
    — Nancy Kriplen, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2017
  • But at Stanford's nuclear medicine department that day, a patient had missed his appointment.
    — Sarah Varney, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2018
  • With less nuclear medicine studies examining the heart, critical diagnoses could be delayed.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • That is about 500 times the radiation dose the skin or tissue would normally receive in a nuclear medicine imaging procedure.
    — Daniel Fass, STAT, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The same should occur today with diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services.
    — Pam Kohl and Bill Kiser, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Our future certainly entails living with the legacy of nuclear war, atomic energy, nuclear medicine, and space travel.
    — Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The company focuses on producing radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine.
    — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The two became pioneers of nuclear medicine, discovering how to diagnose and shrink cancerous tumors with the use of radiation.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The world of nuclear medicine is on the cusp of unprecedented advancements powered by the rapid evolution of radiopharmaceuticals.
    — Stephen Belcher, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Until now, Scripps’ imaging has been conducted with traditional nuclear medicine gamma cameras that indicate where the drug is in the body, but not how much of the dose ends up being retained.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • After an echocardiogram, a heart nuclear medicine scan, a chest x-ray, and other tests came back negative, doctors finally ordered a lung CT scan in early July.
    — Robert Langreth, Bloomberg.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Campos previously worked at Triton as faculty and program coordinator for the college’s nuclear medicine program.
    — Anna Bybee-Schier, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Across Africa and other developing regions, nuclear medicine promises to help address the cancer crisis killing millions of people who lack access to lifesaving tools like radiotherapy.
    — Rafael Mariano Grossi, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
  • His clinical interests include neuroradiology, including brain, spine, head and neck imaging, and nuclear medicine imaging.
    — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The commission also stated that reporting would lead nuclear medicine practitioners to reduce the occurrence of extravasations, increase transparency, and take steps to improve patient care.
    — Daniel Fass and David Townsend, STAT, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Iran spinning centrifuges allegedly for nuclear medicine while at the same time, threatening the extermination of both Israel and America.
    — Fox News, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Some go to national laboratories, regulatory agencies, or into nuclear medicine.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2012
  • Due to manufacturing issues, Novartis has voluntarily suspended production of two therapies that use nuclear medicine to target and treat cancer cells.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 May 2022
  • The deal means the two nations plan to collaborate on electricity generation, nuclear medicine, infrastructure development and specialist training.
    — Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Earlier this month, Novartis took the surprising step of voluntarily suspending production of two therapies that use nuclear medicine to target and treat cancer cells, and also halted clinical trials for one of the treatments.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 June 2022
  • But while there are practical uses of nuclear science, both in creating nuclear weaponry and nuclear medicine, Loveland says, the vast majority of the work nowadays is focused purely on better understanding the mechanisms of nuclear reactions.
    — Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The statement also said that Kaiser’s nuclear medicine and medical oncology experts have treated more than 150 patients with Pluvicto in Northern California alone since its approval three years ago.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Oklo officials declined to comment to Chron due to an earnings quiet period, but the company has previously said the pilot program could help accelerate the development of advanced nuclear technology and expand nuclear medicine production.
    — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Its headquarters was moved to London after GE bought Amersham plc, which makes radiopharmaceutical products used in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures, in 2003.
    — Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2020
  • New simulation areas covered by the $998,000 grant are intended to replicate clinical environments such as critical care, labor and delivery, telehealth, nuclear medicine and sleep technology settings, according to a Baptist Health news release.
    — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Its parent company, ASP Isotopes, develops isotope enrichment platforms for nuclear medicine, semiconductors, and energy systems, operating production facilities in Pretoria, South Africa.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
  • Since it was approved by the FDA three years ago, Kaiser Permanente's nuclear medicine and medical oncology experts have treated more than 150 patients with Lu-177 PSMA (Pluvicto) in Northern California alone.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Since it was approved by the FDA three years ago, Kaiser Permanente’s nuclear medicine and medical oncology experts have treated more than 150 patients with Lu-177 PSMA (Pluvicto) in Northern California alone.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025

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