A nuclear medicine physician is a doctor who specializes in the use of liquid radioactive substances for:
• Imaging and diagnosis of disease
• Treatment of certain diseases
If imaging procedures involving the use of a small amount of liquid radioactive substances are needed during your diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, a nuclear medicine physician will be involved.
Nuclear medicine physicians are responsible for the following functions:
• Supervision of nuclear medicine procedures
• Interpreting the results of nuclear medicine procedures for imaging and diagnosis
• Treating patients for any side effects that may occur from nuclear medicine procedures
• Evaluating the results of nuclear medicine therapies
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