Medical Radionuclide Imaging

Patients entering hospitals in the USA are reported to have about one chance in three of having a radioactive tracer play a role in the diagnosis of their medical problem. , One important diagnostic technique is radionuclide imaging — the use of radioactive isotopes to obtain images of body organs and processes. The IAEA, from its very beginning, has paid close attention to this particular field. In 1959 the second large scientific meeting ever to be organized by the IAEA was devoted to this topic and at intervals of about four years the Agency has organized symposia on medical radionuclide imaging.