Nuclear medicine is a branch of specialized medicine that uses radio-isotopes or radio-pharmaceuticals for diagnosis, treatment, and research. The Nuclear Medicine department at Dr. BBCI plays a crucial role in the comprehensive cancer care provided by the institute.
Through its multidisciplinary approach, advanced technology, patient-centric focus, and commitment to quality and research, the department plays a crucial role in the accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and overall well-being of cancer patients.
Diagnostic nuclear medicine (using gamma camera, PET CT) plays a vital role in oncology imaging as various informations are provided at a molecular and physiological level that helps in the early detection, initial diagnosis, staging of disease, assessing disease progression and evaluating response to various cancer therapies. As opposed to traditional conventional anatomical imaging, nuclear medicine imaging studies are generally more organ-, tissue- or disease-specific. Apart from oncology imaging various non-oncology imaging services are also provides /available.
Interventional nuclear medicine uses radionuclides or radio-pharmaceuticals which are administered internally (e.g. intravenous or oral routes) to treat benign as well as certain types of cancers. These kinds of therapies are also called targeted therapies and hence disease specific. Most nuclear medicine therapies can be performed as outpatient procedures since there are few side effects from the treatment and the radiation exposure to the general public can be kept within a safe limit. However, At BBCI, for patients requiring high dose nuclear therapies, a 3 bedded state-of-the-art high dose radionuclide therapy ward which is the only and first of its kind in entire north-east region of India is functional /available.
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