Nuclear Medicine
At Thangam Cancer Center, the Department of Nuclear Medicine delivers cutting-edge diagnostic imaging and targeted radionuclide therapies. Equipped with advanced technologies and specialized facilities, our team provides precise, safe, and patient-centered care that plays a vital role in both cancer management and non-oncological conditions.
Key Features
- PET-CT Scanner for whole-body metabolic imaging.
- Gamma Camera with SPECT-CT for organ-specific functional studies.
- Radionuclide Therapy Ward with safe isolation facilities for therapeutic procedures.
- Expertise in both diagnostic nuclear imaging and therapeutic radionuclide applications.
Treatments Offered
- Radioiodine Therapy for hyperthyroidism and differentiated thyroid cancer.
- PRRT (Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy) for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
- Lu-PSMA Therapy for advanced prostate cancer.
Diagnostic Services
- PET-CT
- FDG PET-CT – Oncology, infection, and inflammatory imaging.
- PSMA PET-CT – Prostate cancer evaluation.
- Gamma Camera / SPECT-CT
- Renal Studies: 99mTc DTPA / LLEC Renogram, 99mTc DMSA renal cortical scan.
- Hepatobiliary & GI Studies: 99mTc HIDA scan, 99mTc Sulfur Colloid reflux study, RBC scintigraphy for GI bleed, Meckel’s scan.
- Endocrine Studies: 99mTc Thyroid scan, 99mTc MIBI parathyroid scintigraphy.
- Cardiac Studies: 99mTc MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging.
- Pulmonary Studies: 99mTc MAA lung perfusion scan.
- Skeletal Studies: 99mTc MDP bone scan, lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel lymph node mapping.