What happens when I come for a Nuclear Medicine scan?
Information and pictures explaining what happens when you come for a Nuclear Medicine scan.
Nuclear Medicine Reception
Your GP or specialist will have requested a Nuclear Medicine Scan.
We will mail you an appointment card with the time to attend and any special instructions you need to prepare for the scan.
When you arrive on the day of the scan report to our reception with your appointment card.
 Most Nuclear Medicine investigations start with a small injection of a radioactive tracer in the arm. Much like a blood test |
 Next, you will lie on our
scanner called a Gamma Camera which will acquire images.
For some scans this will happen directly after the injection but often there may be a wait of up to three hours.
As you can see there is no need to change into a hospital gown. |
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When the scan is complete a technologist will process the data and produce pictures similar to x- rays.
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The pictures will be studied by our Consultant who is a specialist in the field of Nuclear Medicine. He will write a report which is usually dispatched within 24 hours.
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Last Updated 25/11/2010