nuclear medicine
noun
: a branch of medicine dealing with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
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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.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 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.
—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.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 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
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 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.
—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.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 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
See All Example Sentences for nuclear medicine
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“Nuclear medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20medicine. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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